What color is #61487C?

#61487C is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61487C?

The RGB value is 97, 72, 124: 97 red, 72 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61487C?

The complementary color is #637C48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61487C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61487C color

#61487C rgb(97, 72, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #61487C is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 28.2% green and 48.6% blue (97, 72, 124).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 27% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Royal Robe (#614A7B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#61487C color codes

HEX	`#61487C`
RGB	`rgb(97, 72, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 28.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 27%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 42%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 42%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.26, 21.84, -25.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.26, 33.65, 310.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.884, 8.631, 20.157)`
Decimal	`6375548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61487C, 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 #61487C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61487C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #61487C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61487c; }
.text { color: #61487c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61487c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 72 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61487c, #7b487c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #61487C?: #61487C is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61487C?: The RGB value is 97, 72, 124: 97 red, 72 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61487C?: The complementary color is #637C48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61487C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.