What color is #61587B?

#61587B 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 #61587B?

The RGB value is 97, 88, 123: 97 red, 88 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61587B?

The complementary color is #727B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61587B?

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.

#61587B color

#61587B rgb(97, 88, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #61587B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 34.5% green and 48.2% blue (97, 88, 123).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#61587B color codes

HEX	`#61587B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 88, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 34.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 28%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 28%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.5, 11.58, -18.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.5, 21.75, 302.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.994, 10.951, 20.217)`
Decimal	`6379643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61587B, 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 #61587B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61587B 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 #61587B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61587b; }
.text { color: #61587b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61587b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 88 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61587b, #73587b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #61587B?: #61587B 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 #61587B?: The RGB value is 97, 88, 123: 97 red, 88 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61587B?: The complementary color is #727B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61587B?: 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.