What color is #616382?

#616382 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616382?

The RGB value is 97, 99, 130: 97 red, 99 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616382?

The complementary color is #828061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616382?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616382 color

#616382 rgb(97, 99, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #616382 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 38.8% green and 51% blue (97, 99, 130).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#616382 color codes

HEX	`#616382`
RGB	`rgb(97, 99, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 24%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.88, 6.57, -17.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.88, 18.67, 290.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.42, 13.076, 22.932)`
Decimal	`6382466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616382, 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 #616382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #616382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616382; }
.text { color: #616382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 99 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616382, #706182); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616382?: #616382 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616382?: The RGB value is 97, 99, 130: 97 red, 99 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616382?: The complementary color is #828061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616382?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.