What color is #615C8D?

#615C8D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615C8D?

The RGB value is 97, 92, 141: 97 red, 92 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615C8D?

The complementary color is #888D5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615C8D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615C8D color

#615C8D rgb(97, 92, 141)

Shades of blue

The hex color #615C8D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 36.1% green and 55.3% blue (97, 92, 141).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#615C8D color codes

HEX	`#615C8D`
RGB	`rgb(97, 92, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 36.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 35%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 35%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.4, 13.85, -26.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.4, 29.81, 297.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.563, 12.118, 26.819)`
Decimal	`6380685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615C8D, 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 #615C8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615C8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #615C8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615c8d; }
.text { color: #615c8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615c8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 92 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615c8d, #7a5c8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #615C8D?: #615C8D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615C8D?: The RGB value is 97, 92, 141: 97 red, 92 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615C8D?: The complementary color is #888D5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615C8D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.