What color is #61556E?

#61556E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61556E?

The RGB value is 97, 85, 110: 97 red, 85 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61556E?

The complementary color is #626E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61556E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61556E color

#61556E rgb(97, 85, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #61556E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 33.3% green and 43.1% blue (97, 85, 110).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 13% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#61556E color codes

HEX	`#61556E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 85, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 33.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 13%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 23%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 23%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.14, 10.26, -12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.14, 16.17, 309.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.992, 10.164, 16.132)`
Decimal	`6378862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61556E, 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 #61556E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61556E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #61556E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61556e; }
.text { color: #61556e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61556e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 85 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61556e, #6d556e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #61556E?: #61556E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61556E?: The RGB value is 97, 85, 110: 97 red, 85 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61556E?: The complementary color is #626E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61556E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.