What color is #615AA7?

#615AA7 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Prophet Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615AA7?

The RGB value is 97, 90, 167: 97 red, 90 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615AA7?

The complementary color is #A0A75A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615AA7?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615AA7 color

#615AA7 rgb(97, 90, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #615AA7 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 35.3% green and 65.5% blue (97, 90, 167).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 30% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Prophet Violet (#6F58A6), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#615AA7 color codes

HEX	`#615AA7`
RGB	`rgb(97, 90, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 35.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 30%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 46%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 46%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.22, 22.57, -40.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.22, 46.49, 299.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.559, 12.643, 38.172)`
Decimal	`6380199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615AA7, 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 #615AA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615AA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #615AA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615aa7; }
.text { color: #615aa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615aa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 90 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615aa7, #885aa7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #615AA7?: #615AA7 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Prophet Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615AA7?: The RGB value is 97, 90, 167: 97 red, 90 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615AA7?: The complementary color is #A0A75A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615AA7?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.