What color is #616284?

#616284 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616284?

The RGB value is 97, 98, 132: 97 red, 98 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616284?

The complementary color is #848361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616284?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616284 color

#616284 rgb(97, 98, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #616284 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 38.4% green and 51.8% blue (97, 98, 132).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#616284 color codes

HEX	`#616284`
RGB	`rgb(97, 98, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 27%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 26%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.68, 7.71, -19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.68, 20.5, 292.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.461, 12.942, 23.614)`
Decimal	`6382212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616284, 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 #616284	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616284 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #616284 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616284; }
.text { color: #616284; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616284; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 98 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616284, #716184); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616284?: #616284 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616284?: The RGB value is 97, 98, 132: 97 red, 98 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616284?: The complementary color is #848361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616284?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.