What color is #615270?

#615270 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615270?

The RGB value is 97, 82, 112: 97 red, 82 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615270?

The complementary color is #617052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615270?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615270 color

#615270 rgb(97, 82, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #615270 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 32.2% green and 43.9% blue (97, 82, 112).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 15% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#615270 color codes

HEX	`#615270`
RGB	`rgb(97, 82, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 32.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 15%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 27%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 27%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.38, 12.61, -14.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.38, 19.5, 310.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.871, 9.746, 16.635)`
Decimal	`6378096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615270, 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 #615270	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#615270 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #615270 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615270; }
.text { color: #615270; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615270; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 82 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615270, #705270); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #615270?: #615270 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615270?: The RGB value is 97, 82, 112: 97 red, 82 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615270?: The complementary color is #617052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615270?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.