What color is #615C7C?

#615C7C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615C7C?

The RGB value is 97, 92, 124: 97 red, 92 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615C7C?

The complementary color is #777C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615C7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615C7C color

#615C7C rgb(97, 92, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #615C7C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 36.1% green and 48.6% blue (97, 92, 124).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#615C7C color codes

HEX	`#615C7C`
RGB	`rgb(97, 92, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 36.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 26%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 26%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.66, 9.34, -17.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.66, 19.61, 298.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.394, 11.651, 20.661)`
Decimal	`6380668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615C7C, 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 #615C7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615C7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #615C7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615c7c; }
.text { color: #615c7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615c7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 92 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615c7c, #715c7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #615C7C?: #615C7C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615C7C?: The RGB value is 97, 92, 124: 97 red, 92 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615C7C?: The complementary color is #777C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615C7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.