What color is #61405E?

#61405E 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 #61405E?

The RGB value is 97, 64, 94: 97 red, 64 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61405E?

The complementary color is #406143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61405E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61405E color

#61405E rgb(97, 64, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #61405E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 25.1% green and 36.9% blue (97, 64, 94).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 20% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 3% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#61405E color codes

HEX	`#61405E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 64, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 25.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 20%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 34%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 3%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.84, 19.83, -11.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.84, 23.17, 328.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.783, 7.017, 11.479)`
Decimal	`6373470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61405E, 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 #61405E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61405E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #61405E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61405e; }
.text { color: #61405e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61405e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 64 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61405e, #61404d); }

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Questions

What color is #61405E?: #61405E 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 #61405E?: The RGB value is 97, 64, 94: 97 red, 64 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61405E?: The complementary color is #406143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61405E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.