What color is #615E89?

#615E89 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 #615E89?

The RGB value is 97, 94, 137: 97 red, 94 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615E89?

The complementary color is #86895E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615E89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615E89 color

#615E89 rgb(97, 94, 137)

Shades of blue

The hex color #615E89 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 36.9% green and 53.7% blue (97, 94, 137).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#615E89 color codes

HEX	`#615E89`
RGB	`rgb(97, 94, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 36.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 31%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 31%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.77, 11.52, -23.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.77, 26.09, 296.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.447, 12.353, 25.338)`
Decimal	`6381193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615E89, 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 #615E89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615E89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #615E89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615e89; }
.text { color: #615e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615e89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 94 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615e89, #765e89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #615E89?: #615E89 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 #615E89?: The RGB value is 97, 94, 137: 97 red, 94 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615E89?: The complementary color is #86895E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615E89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.