What color is #614E8A?

#614E8A is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sumptuous Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #614E8A?

The RGB value is 97, 78, 138: 97 red, 78 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614E8A?

The complementary color is #778A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614E8A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#614E8A color

#614E8A rgb(97, 78, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #614E8A is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 30.6% green and 54.1% blue (97, 78, 138).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 28% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Sumptuous Purple (#604C81), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#614E8A color codes

HEX	`#614E8A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 78, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 30.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 28%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 43%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 43%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.53, 21.78, -30.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.53, 37.6, 305.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.241, 9.825, 25.291)`
Decimal	`6377098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614E8A, 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 #614E8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614E8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #614E8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614e8a; }
.text { color: #614e8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614e8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 78 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614e8a, #7f4e8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #614E8A?: #614E8A is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sumptuous Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #614E8A?: The RGB value is 97, 78, 138: 97 red, 78 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614E8A?: The complementary color is #778A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614E8A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.