What color is #61264F?

#61264F is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61264F?

The RGB value is 97, 38, 79: 97 red, 38 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61264F?

The complementary color is #266138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61264F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61264F color

#61264F rgb(97, 38, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #61264F is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 14.9% green and 31% blue (97, 38, 79).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 44% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Pretty in Prune (#6B295A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#61264F color codes

HEX	`#61264F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 38, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 14.9%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 44%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 61%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 19%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.24, 32.18, -12.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.24, 34.44, 339.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.034, 4.493, 7.892)`
Decimal	`6366799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61264F, 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 #61264F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61264F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #61264F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61264f; }
.text { color: #61264f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61264f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 38 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61264f, #612631); }

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Questions

What color is #61264F?: #61264F is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61264F?: The RGB value is 97, 38, 79: 97 red, 38 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61264F?: The complementary color is #266138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61264F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.