What color is #612A5B?

#612A5B is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Opulent Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #612A5B?

The RGB value is 97, 42, 91: 97 red, 42 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #612A5B?

The complementary color is #2A6130, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #612A5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#612A5B color

#612A5B rgb(97, 42, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #612A5B is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 16.5% green and 35.7% blue (97, 42, 91).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 40% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 6% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Opulent Purple (#673362), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#612A5B color codes

HEX	`#612A5B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 42, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 16.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 40%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 57%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 6%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.6, 32.22, -18.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.6, 36.96, 330.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.646, 4.953, 10.449)`
Decimal	`6367835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #612A5B, 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 #612A5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#612A5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #612A5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #612a5b; }
.text { color: #612a5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #612a5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 42 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #612a5b, #612a40); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #612A5B?: #612A5B is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Opulent Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #612A5B?: The RGB value is 97, 42, 91: 97 red, 42 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #612A5B?: The complementary color is #2A6130, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #612A5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.