What color is #61265A?

#61265A 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 #61265A?

The RGB value is 97, 38, 90: 97 red, 38 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61265A?

The complementary color is #26612D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61265A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61265A color

#61265A rgb(97, 38, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #61265A is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 14.9% green and 35.3% blue (97, 38, 90).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 44% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 7% 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 10.86:1).

#61265A color codes

HEX	`#61265A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 38, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 14.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 44%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 61%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 7%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.76, 34.15, -18.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.76, 38.96, 331.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.468, 4.666, 10.178)`
Decimal	`6366810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61265A, 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 #61265A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61265A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #61265A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61265a; }
.text { color: #61265a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61265a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 38 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61265a, #61263d); }

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Questions

What color is #61265A?: #61265A 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 #61265A?: The RGB value is 97, 38, 90: 97 red, 38 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61265A?: The complementary color is #26612D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61265A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.