What color is #613A71?

#613A71 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Heartless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #613A71?

The RGB value is 97, 58, 113: 97 red, 58 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #613A71?

The complementary color is #4A713A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #613A71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#613A71 color

#613A71 rgb(97, 58, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #613A71 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 22.7% green and 44.3% blue (97, 58, 113).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 32% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Heartless (#623B70), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#613A71 color codes

HEX	`#613A71`
RGB	`rgb(97, 58, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 22.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 32%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 49%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 49%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.25, 27.73, -25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.25, 37.34, 317.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.423, 6.76, 16.428)`
Decimal	`6371953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #613A71, 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 #613A71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#613A71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #613A71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #613a71; }
.text { color: #613a71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #613a71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 58 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #613a71, #713a66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #613A71?: #613A71 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Heartless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #613A71?: The RGB value is 97, 58, 113: 97 red, 58 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #613A71?: The complementary color is #4A713A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #613A71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.