What color is #61598F?

#61598F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61598F?

The RGB value is 97, 89, 143: 97 red, 89 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61598F?

The complementary color is #878F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61598F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61598F color

#61598F rgb(97, 89, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #61598F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 34.9% green and 56.1% blue (97, 89, 143).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#61598F color codes

HEX	`#61598F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 89, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 34.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 38%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 38%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.69, 16.28, -28.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.69, 33.02, 299.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.459, 11.669, 27.525)`
Decimal	`6379919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61598F, 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 #61598F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61598F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #61598F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61598f; }
.text { color: #61598f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61598f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 89 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61598f, #7c598f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #61598F?: #61598F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61598F?: The RGB value is 97, 89, 143: 97 red, 89 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61598F?: The complementary color is #878F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61598F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.