What color is #6161B9?

#6161B9 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Bellflower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6161B9?

The RGB value is 97, 97, 185: 97 red, 97 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6161B9?

The complementary color is #B9B961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6161B9?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6161B9 color

#6161B9 rgb(97, 97, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6161B9 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 38% green and 72.5% blue (97, 97, 185).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 39% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bellflower (#5D66AA), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#6161B9 color codes

HEX	`#6161B9`
RGB	`rgb(97, 97, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 39%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 48%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 48%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.07, 23.67, -46.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.07, 52.33, 296.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.959, 14.593, 47.76)`
Decimal	`6382009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6161B9, 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 #6161B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6161B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #6161B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6161b9; }
.text { color: #6161b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6161b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 97 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6161b9, #8d61b9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6161B9?: #6161B9 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Bellflower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6161B9?: The RGB value is 97, 97, 185: 97 red, 97 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6161B9?: The complementary color is #B9B961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6161B9?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.