What color is #612D81?

#612D81 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Patch. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #612D81?

The RGB value is 97, 45, 129: 97 red, 45 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #612D81?

The complementary color is #4D812D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #612D81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#612D81 color

#612D81 rgb(97, 45, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #612D81 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 17.6% green and 50.6% blue (97, 45, 129).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 48% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Purple Patch (#5C2E88), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#612D81 color codes

HEX	`#612D81`
RGB	`rgb(97, 45, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 17.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 48%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 65%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 65%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.42, 38.92, -37.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.42, 54.38, 315.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.83, 6.003, 21.406)`
Decimal	`6368641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #612D81, 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 #612D81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#612D81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #612D81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #612d81; }
.text { color: #612d81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #612d81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 45 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #612d81, #812d77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #612D81?: #612D81 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Patch. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #612D81?: The RGB value is 97, 45, 129: 97 red, 45 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #612D81?: The complementary color is #4D812D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #612D81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.