What color is #61547A?

#61547A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61547A?

The RGB value is 97, 84, 122: 97 red, 84 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61547A?

The complementary color is #6D7A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61547A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61547A color

#61547A rgb(97, 84, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #61547A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 32.9% green and 47.8% blue (97, 84, 122).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#61547A color codes

HEX	`#61547A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 84, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 32.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 31%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 31%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.35, 13.82, -19.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.35, 23.95, 305.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.612, 10.287, 19.782)`
Decimal	`6378618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61547A, 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 #61547A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61547A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	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 #61547A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61547a; }
.text { color: #61547a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61547a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 84 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61547a, #74547a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #61547A?: #61547A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61547A?: The RGB value is 97, 84, 122: 97 red, 84 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61547A?: The complementary color is #6D7A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61547A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.