What color is #616899?

#616899 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616899?

The RGB value is 97, 104, 153: 97 red, 104 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616899?

The complementary color is #999261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616899?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616899 color

#616899 rgb(97, 104, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #616899 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 40.8% green and 60% blue (97, 104, 153).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 22% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#616899 color codes

HEX	`#616899`
RGB	`rgb(97, 104, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 40.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 22%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 37%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 32%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.28, 9.79, -27.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.28, 29.22, 289.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.628, 14.741, 32.153)`
Decimal	`6383769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616899, 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 #616899	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616899 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #616899 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616899; }
.text { color: #616899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616899; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 104 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616899, #766199); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #616899?: #616899 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616899?: The RGB value is 97, 104, 153: 97 red, 104 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616899?: The complementary color is #999261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616899?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.