What color is #61387A?

#61387A 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 #61387A?

The RGB value is 97, 56, 122: 97 red, 56 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61387A?

The complementary color is #517A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61387A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61387A color

#61387A rgb(97, 56, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #61387A is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 22% green and 47.8% blue (97, 56, 122).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 37% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Grapevine (#6B327B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#61387A color codes

HEX	`#61387A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 56, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 22%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 37%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 54%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 54%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.29, 31.07, -30.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.29, 43.62, 315.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.856, 6.775, 19.197)`
Decimal	`6371450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61387A, 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 #61387A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61387A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #61387A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61387a; }
.text { color: #61387a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61387a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 56 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61387a, #7a3872); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #61387A?: #61387A 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 #61387A?: The RGB value is 97, 56, 122: 97 red, 56 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61387A?: The complementary color is #517A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61387A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.