What color is #615D7F?

#615D7F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615D7F?

The RGB value is 97, 93, 127: 97 red, 93 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615D7F?

The complementary color is #7B7F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615D7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615D7F color

#615D7F rgb(97, 93, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #615D7F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 36.5% green and 49.8% blue (97, 93, 127).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#615D7F color codes

HEX	`#615D7F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 93, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 36.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 27%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 27%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.06, 9.49, -18.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.06, 20.75, 297.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.674, 11.902, 21.704)`
Decimal	`6380927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615D7F, 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 #615D7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615D7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #615D7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615d7f; }
.text { color: #615d7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615d7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 93 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615d7f, #725d7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #615D7F?: #615D7F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615D7F?: The RGB value is 97, 93, 127: 97 red, 93 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615D7F?: The complementary color is #7B7F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615D7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.