What color is #613C60?

#613C60 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #613C60?

The RGB value is 97, 60, 96: 97 red, 60 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #613C60?

The complementary color is #3C613D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #613C60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#613C60 color

#613C60 rgb(97, 60, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #613C60 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 23.5% green and 37.6% blue (97, 60, 96).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 24% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 1% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#613C60 color codes

HEX	`#613C60`
RGB	`rgb(97, 60, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 23.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 24%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 38%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 1%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.92, 22.72, -14.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.92, 27.05, 327.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.657, 6.618, 11.885)`
Decimal	`6372448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #613C60, 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 #613C60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#613C60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #613C60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #613c60; }
.text { color: #613c60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #613c60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 60 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #613c60, #613c4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #613C60?: #613C60 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #613C60?: The RGB value is 97, 60, 96: 97 red, 60 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #613C60?: The complementary color is #3C613D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #613C60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.