What color is #61377A?

#61377A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Galactic Grapevine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61377A?

The RGB value is 97, 55, 122: 97 red, 55 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61377A?

The complementary color is #507A37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61377A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61377A color

#61377A rgb(97, 55, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #61377A is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 21.6% green and 47.8% blue (97, 55, 122).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 38% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Grapevine (#6B327B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#61377A color codes

HEX	`#61377A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 55, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 21.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 38%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 55%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 55%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.06, 31.66, -30.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.06, 44.29, 315.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.808, 6.679, 19.181)`
Decimal	`6371194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61377A, 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 #61377A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61377A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #61377A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61377a; }
.text { color: #61377a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61377a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 55 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61377a, #7a3772); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #61377A?: #61377A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Galactic Grapevine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61377A?: The RGB value is 97, 55, 122: 97 red, 55 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61377A?: The complementary color is #507A37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61377A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.