What color is #612F68?

#612F68 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 #612F68?

The RGB value is 97, 47, 104: 97 red, 47 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #612F68?

The complementary color is #36682F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #612F68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#612F68 color

#612F68 rgb(97, 47, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #612F68 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 18.4% green and 40.8% blue (97, 47, 104).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 38% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Byzantine Robe (#602F6B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#612F68 color codes

HEX	`#612F68`
RGB	`rgb(97, 47, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 18.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 38%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 55%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 55%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.31, 32.11, -23.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.31, 40.02, 323.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.445, 5.574, 13.725)`
Decimal	`6369128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #612F68, 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 #612F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#612F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #612F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #612f68; }
.text { color: #612f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #612f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 47 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #612f68, #682f52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #612F68?: #612F68 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 #612F68?: The RGB value is 97, 47, 104: 97 red, 47 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #612F68?: The complementary color is #36682F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #612F68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.