What color is #61456C?

#61456C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61456C?

The RGB value is 97, 69, 108: 97 red, 69 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61456C?

The complementary color is #506C45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61456C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61456C color

#61456C rgb(97, 69, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #61456C is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 27.1% green and 42.4% blue (97, 69, 108).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#61456C color codes

HEX	`#61456C`
RGB	`rgb(97, 69, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 27.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 36%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 36%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.73, 19.81, -17.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.73, 26.75, 317.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.764, 7.881, 15.191)`
Decimal	`6374764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61456C, 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 #61456C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61456C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #61456C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61456c; }
.text { color: #61456c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61456c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 69 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61456c, #6c4563); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #61456C?: #61456C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61456C?: The RGB value is 97, 69, 108: 97 red, 69 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61456C?: The complementary color is #506C45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61456C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.