What color is #615A76?

#615A76 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615A76?

The RGB value is 97, 90, 118: 97 red, 90 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615A76?

The complementary color is #6F765A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615A76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615A76 color

#615A76 rgb(97, 90, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #615A76 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 35.3% green and 46.3% blue (97, 90, 118).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#615A76 color codes

HEX	`#615A76`
RGB	`rgb(97, 90, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 35.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 24%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 24%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.85, 9.08, -14.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.85, 17.37, 301.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.855, 11.162, 18.666)`
Decimal	`6380150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615A76, 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 #615A76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615A76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #615A76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615a76; }
.text { color: #615a76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615a76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 90 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615a76, #6f5a76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #615A76?: #615A76 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615A76?: The RGB value is 97, 90, 118: 97 red, 90 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615A76?: The complementary color is #6F765A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615A76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.