What color is #615970?

#615970 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615970?

The RGB value is 97, 89, 112: 97 red, 89 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615970?

The complementary color is #687059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615970?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615970 color

#615970 rgb(97, 89, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #615970 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 34.9% green and 43.9% blue (97, 89, 112).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#615970 color codes

HEX	`#615970`
RGB	`rgb(97, 89, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 34.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 21%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 21%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.34, 8.25, -11.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.34, 14.48, 304.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.426, 10.856, 16.82)`
Decimal	`6379888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615970, 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 #615970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #615970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615970; }
.text { color: #615970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 89 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615970, #6c5970); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #615970?: #615970 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615970?: The RGB value is 97, 89, 112: 97 red, 89 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615970?: The complementary color is #687059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615970?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.