What color is #614559?

#614559 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #614559?

The RGB value is 97, 69, 89: 97 red, 69 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614559?

The complementary color is #45614D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614559?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#614559 color

#614559 rgb(97, 69, 89)

Shades of purple

The hex color #614559 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 27.1% green and 34.9% blue (97, 69, 89).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 17% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 8% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#614559 color codes

HEX	`#614559`
RGB	`rgb(97, 69, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 27.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 17%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 29%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 8%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.96, 15.68, -7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.96, 17.21, 335.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.861, 7.519, 10.434)`
Decimal	`6374745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614559, 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 #614559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #614559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614559; }
.text { color: #614559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 69 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614559, #61454b); }

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Questions

What color is #614559?: #614559 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #614559?: The RGB value is 97, 69, 89: 97 red, 69 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614559?: The complementary color is #45614D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614559?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.