What color is #613E5F?

#613E5F 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 #613E5F?

The RGB value is 97, 62, 95: 97 red, 62 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #613E5F?

The complementary color is #3E6140, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #613E5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#613E5F color

#613E5F rgb(97, 62, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #613E5F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 24.3% green and 37.3% blue (97, 62, 95).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 22% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 2% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#613E5F color codes

HEX	`#613E5F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 62, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 24.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 22%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 36%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 2%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.38, 21.27, -13.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.38, 25.11, 327.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.718, 6.813, 11.68)`
Decimal	`6372959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #613E5F, 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 #613E5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#613E5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #613E5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #613e5f; }
.text { color: #613e5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #613e5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 62 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #613e5f, #613e4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #613E5F?: #613E5F 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 #613E5F?: The RGB value is 97, 62, 95: 97 red, 62 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #613E5F?: The complementary color is #3E6140, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #613E5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.