What color is #615E81?

#615E81 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615E81?

The RGB value is 97, 94, 129: 97 red, 94 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615E81?

The complementary color is #7E815E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615E81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615E81 color

#615E81 rgb(97, 94, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #615E81 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 36.9% green and 50.6% blue (97, 94, 129).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#615E81 color codes

HEX	`#615E81`
RGB	`rgb(97, 94, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 36.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 27%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.42, 9.39, -19.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.42, 21.29, 296.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.894, 12.132, 22.427)`
Decimal	`6381185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615E81, 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 #615E81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615E81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #615E81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615e81; }
.text { color: #615e81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615e81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 94 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615e81, #725e81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #615E81?: #615E81 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615E81?: The RGB value is 97, 94, 129: 97 red, 94 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615E81?: The complementary color is #7E815E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615E81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.