What color is #615273?

#615273 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615273?

The RGB value is 97, 82, 115: 97 red, 82 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615273?

The complementary color is #647352, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615273?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615273 color

#615273 rgb(97, 82, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #615273 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 32.2% green and 45.1% blue (97, 82, 115).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#615273 color codes

HEX	`#615273`
RGB	`rgb(97, 82, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 32.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 29%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 29%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.51, 13.33, -16.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.51, 21.25, 308.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.041, 9.814, 17.529)`
Decimal	`6378099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615273, 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 #615273	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#615273 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #615273 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615273; }
.text { color: #615273; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615273; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 82 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615273, #725273); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #615273?: #615273 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615273?: The RGB value is 97, 82, 115: 97 red, 82 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615273?: The complementary color is #647352, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615273?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.