What color is #616787?

#616787 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616787?

The RGB value is 97, 103, 135: 97 red, 103 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616787?

The complementary color is #878161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616787?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616787 color

#616787 rgb(97, 103, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #616787 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 40.4% green and 52.9% blue (97, 103, 135).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#616787 color codes

HEX	`#616787`
RGB	`rgb(97, 103, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 40.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 24%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.22, 5.44, -18.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.22, 19.22, 286.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.152, 13.991, 24.872)`
Decimal	`6383495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616787, 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 #616787	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616787 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #616787 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616787; }
.text { color: #616787; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616787; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 103 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616787, #6e6187); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616787?: #616787 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616787?: The RGB value is 97, 103, 135: 97 red, 103 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616787?: The complementary color is #878161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616787?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.