What color is #616882?

#616882 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 #616882?

The RGB value is 97, 104, 130: 97 red, 104 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616882?

The complementary color is #827B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616882?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616882 color

#616882 rgb(97, 104, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #616882 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 40.8% green and 51% blue (97, 104, 130).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#616882 color codes

HEX	`#616882`
RGB	`rgb(97, 104, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 40.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 20%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.31, 3.53, -15.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.31, 15.69, 282.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.908, 14.053, 23.095)`
Decimal	`6383746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616882, 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 #616882	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616882 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #616882 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616882; }
.text { color: #616882; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616882; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 104 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616882, #6a6182); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616882?: #616882 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 #616882?: The RGB value is 97, 104, 130: 97 red, 104 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616882?: The complementary color is #827B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616882?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.