What color is #614E91?

#614E91 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ultrapurple Merge. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #614E91?

The RGB value is 97, 78, 145: 97 red, 78 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614E91?

The complementary color is #7E914E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614E91?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#614E91 color

#614E91 rgb(97, 78, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #614E91 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 30.6% green and 56.9% blue (97, 78, 145).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 30% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Ultrapurple Merge (#654EA3), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#614E91 color codes

HEX	`#614E91`
RGB	`rgb(97, 78, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 30.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 30%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 46%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 46%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.9, 23.7, -34.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.9, 41.71, 304.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.764, 10.034, 28.047)`
Decimal	`6377105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614E91, 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 #614E91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#614E91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #614E91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614e91; }
.text { color: #614e91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614e91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 78 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614e91, #824e91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #614E91?: #614E91 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ultrapurple Merge. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #614E91?: The RGB value is 97, 78, 145: 97 red, 78 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614E91?: The complementary color is #7E914E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614E91?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.