What color is #61567D?

#61567D 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 #61567D?

The RGB value is 97, 86, 125: 97 red, 86 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61567D?

The complementary color is #727D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61567D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61567D color

#61567D rgb(97, 86, 125)

Shades of purple

The hex color #61567D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 33.7% green and 49% blue (97, 86, 125).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#61567D color codes

HEX	`#61567D`
RGB	`rgb(97, 86, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 33.7%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 31%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 31%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.03, 13.34, -20.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.03, 24.34, 303.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.958, 10.678, 20.829)`
Decimal	`6379133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61567D, 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 #61567D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61567D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #61567D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61567d; }
.text { color: #61567d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61567d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 86 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61567d, #74567d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #61567D?: #61567D 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 #61567D?: The RGB value is 97, 86, 125: 97 red, 86 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61567D?: The complementary color is #727D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61567D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.