What color is #612B77?

#612B77 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Galactic Grapevine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #612B77?

The RGB value is 97, 43, 119: 97 red, 43 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #612B77?

The complementary color is #41772B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #612B77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#612B77 color

#612B77 rgb(97, 43, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #612B77 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 16.9% green and 46.7% blue (97, 43, 119).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 47% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Grapevine (#6B327B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#612B77 color codes

HEX	`#612B77`
RGB	`rgb(97, 43, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 16.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 47%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 64%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 64%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.38, 37.62, -33.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.38, 50.27, 318.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.123, 5.601, 18.05)`
Decimal	`6368119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #612B77, 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 #612B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#612B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #612B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #612b77; }
.text { color: #612b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #612b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 43 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #612b77, #772b67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #612B77?: #612B77 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Galactic Grapevine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #612B77?: The RGB value is 97, 43, 119: 97 red, 43 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #612B77?: The complementary color is #41772B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #612B77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.