What color is #615476?

#615476 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615476?

The RGB value is 97, 84, 118: 97 red, 84 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615476?

The complementary color is #697654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615476?

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.

#615476 color

#615476 rgb(97, 84, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #615476 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 32.9% green and 46.3% blue (97, 84, 118).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#615476 color codes

HEX	`#615476`
RGB	`rgb(97, 84, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 32.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 29%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 29%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.18, 12.82, -17.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.18, 21.58, 306.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.369, 10.19, 18.504)`
Decimal	`6378614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615476, 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 #615476	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615476 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 #615476 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615476; }
.text { color: #615476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615476; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 84 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615476, #725476); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #615476?: #615476 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615476?: The RGB value is 97, 84, 118: 97 red, 84 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615476?: The complementary color is #697654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615476?: 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.