What color is #615282?

#615282 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615282?

The RGB value is 97, 82, 130: 97 red, 82 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615282?

The complementary color is #738252, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615282?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615282 color

#615282 rgb(97, 82, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #615282 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 32.2% green and 51% blue (97, 82, 130).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#615282 color codes

HEX	`#615282`
RGB	`rgb(97, 82, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 32.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 37%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 37%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.18, 17.14, -24.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.18, 30.1, 304.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.975, 10.188, 22.45)`
Decimal	`6378114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615282, 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 #615282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #615282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615282; }
.text { color: #615282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 82 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615282, #795282); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #615282?: #615282 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615282?: The RGB value is 97, 82, 130: 97 red, 82 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615282?: The complementary color is #738252, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615282?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.