What color is #611E66?

#611E66 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #611E66?

The RGB value is 97, 30, 102: 97 red, 30 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #611E66?

The complementary color is #23661E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #611E66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#611E66 color

#611E66 rgb(97, 30, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #611E66 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 11.8% green and 40% blue (97, 30, 102).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 55% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown (#552367), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#611E66 color codes

HEX	`#611E66`
RGB	`rgb(97, 30, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 11.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 55%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 71%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 71%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.04, 40.29, -27.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.04, 48.92, 325.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.792, 4.43, 13.012)`
Decimal	`6364774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #611E66, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #611E66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#611E66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #611E66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #611e66; }
.text { color: #611e66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #611e66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 30 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #611e66, #661e47); }

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Questions

What color is #611E66?: #611E66 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #611E66?: The RGB value is 97, 30, 102: 97 red, 30 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #611E66?: The complementary color is #23661E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #611E66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.