What color is #615A9B?

#615A9B is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615A9B?

The RGB value is 97, 90, 155: 97 red, 90 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615A9B?

The complementary color is #949B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615A9B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615A9B color

#615A9B rgb(97, 90, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #615A9B is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 35.3% green and 60.8% blue (97, 90, 155).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 27% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#615A9B color codes

HEX	`#615A9B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 90, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 35.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 27%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 42%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 42%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.56, 19.05, -34.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.56, 39.45, 298.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.501, 12.22, 32.599)`
Decimal	`6380187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615A9B, 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 #615A9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615A9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #615A9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615a9b; }
.text { color: #615a9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615a9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 90 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615a9b, #815a9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #615A9B?: #615A9B is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615A9B?: The RGB value is 97, 90, 155: 97 red, 90 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615A9B?: The complementary color is #949B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615A9B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.