What color is #61546B?

#61546B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61546B?

The RGB value is 97, 84, 107: 97 red, 84 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61546B?

The complementary color is #5E6B54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61546B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61546B color

#61546B rgb(97, 84, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #61546B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 32.9% green and 42% blue (97, 84, 107).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 12% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#61546B color codes

HEX	`#61546B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 84, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 32.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 12%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 21%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 21%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.74, 10.19, -11.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.74, 15.16, 312.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.753, 9.944, 15.26)`
Decimal	`6378603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61546B, 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 #61546B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61546B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #61546B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61546b; }
.text { color: #61546b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61546b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 84 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61546b, #6b546a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #61546B?: #61546B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61546B?: The RGB value is 97, 84, 107: 97 red, 84 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61546B?: The complementary color is #5E6B54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61546B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.