What color is #61476E?

#61476E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61476E?

The RGB value is 97, 71, 110: 97 red, 71 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61476E?

The complementary color is #546E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61476E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61476E color

#61476E rgb(97, 71, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #61476E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 27.8% green and 43.1% blue (97, 71, 110).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#61476E color codes

HEX	`#61476E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 71, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 27.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 35%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 35%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.34, 19.03, -18.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.34, 26.4, 316.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.997, 8.174, 15.8)`
Decimal	`6375278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61476E, 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 #61476E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61476E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #61476E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61476e; }
.text { color: #61476e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61476e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 71 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61476e, #6e4768); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #61476E?: #61476E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61476E?: The RGB value is 97, 71, 110: 97 red, 71 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61476E?: The complementary color is #546E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61476E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.