What color is #614A6D?

#614A6D 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 #614A6D?

The RGB value is 97, 74, 109: 97 red, 74 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614A6D?

The complementary color is #566D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614A6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#614A6D color

#614A6D rgb(97, 74, 109)

Shades of purple

The hex color #614A6D is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 29% green and 42.7% blue (97, 74, 109).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 19% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#614A6D color codes

HEX	`#614A6D`
RGB	`rgb(97, 74, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 29%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 19%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 32%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 32%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.09, 16.91, -16.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.09, 23.64, 315.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.138, 8.543, 15.58)`
Decimal	`6376045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614A6D, 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 #614A6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614A6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #614A6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614a6d; }
.text { color: #614a6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614a6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 74 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614a6d, #6d4a68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #614A6D?: #614A6D 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 #614A6D?: The RGB value is 97, 74, 109: 97 red, 74 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614A6D?: The complementary color is #566D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614A6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.