What color is #614267?

#614267 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 #614267?

The RGB value is 97, 66, 103: 97 red, 66 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614267?

The complementary color is #486742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614267?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#614267 color

#614267 rgb(97, 66, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #614267 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 25.9% green and 40.4% blue (97, 66, 103).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 22% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#614267 color codes

HEX	`#614267`
RGB	`rgb(97, 66, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 25.9%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 22%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 36%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 36%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.74, 20.53, -16.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.74, 26.25, 321.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.326, 7.417, 13.77)`
Decimal	`6373991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614267, 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 #614267	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614267 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #614267 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614267; }
.text { color: #614267; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614267; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 66 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614267, #67425b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #614267?: #614267 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 #614267?: The RGB value is 97, 66, 103: 97 red, 66 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614267?: The complementary color is #486742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614267?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.