What color is #615492?

#615492 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615492?

The RGB value is 97, 84, 146: 97 red, 84 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615492?

The complementary color is #859254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615492?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615492 color

#615492 rgb(97, 84, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #615492 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 32.9% green and 57.3% blue (97, 84, 146).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 27% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#615492 color codes

HEX	`#615492`
RGB	`rgb(97, 84, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 32.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 27%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 42%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 42%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.51, 20.24, -32.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.51, 38.19, 302)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.287, 10.957, 28.603)`
Decimal	`6378642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615492, 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 #615492	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615492 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #615492 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615492; }
.text { color: #615492; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615492; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 84 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615492, #805492); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #615492?: #615492 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615492?: The RGB value is 97, 84, 146: 97 red, 84 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615492?: The complementary color is #859254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615492?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.