What color is #612665?

#612665 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Byzantine Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #612665?

The RGB value is 97, 38, 101: 97 red, 38 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #612665?

The complementary color is #2A6526, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #612665?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#612665 color

#612665 rgb(97, 38, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #612665 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 14.9% green and 39.6% blue (97, 38, 101).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 45% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Byzantine Robe (#602F6B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#612665 color codes

HEX	`#612665`
RGB	`rgb(97, 38, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 14.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 45%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 62%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 62%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.35, 36.3, -25.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.35, 44.09, 325.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.972, 4.868, 12.829)`
Decimal	`6366821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #612665, 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 #612665	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#612665 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #612665 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #612665; }
.text { color: #612665; }
.border { border: 2px solid #612665; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 38 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #612665, #65264a); }

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Questions

What color is #612665?: #612665 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Byzantine Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #612665?: The RGB value is 97, 38, 101: 97 red, 38 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #612665?: The complementary color is #2A6526, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #612665?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.