What color is #6B61A1?

#6B61A1 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B61A1?

The RGB value is 107, 97, 161: 107 red, 97 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B61A1?

The complementary color is #97A161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B61A1?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B61A1 color

#6B61A1 rgb(107, 97, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B61A1 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 38% green and 63.1% blue (107, 97, 161).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 25% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#6B61A1 color codes

HEX	`#6B61A1`
RGB	`rgb(107, 97, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 38%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 25%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 40%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 40%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.59, 19.28, -33.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.59, 38.48, 300.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.769, 14.248, 35.578)`
Decimal	`7037345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B61A1, 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 #6B61A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B61A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #6B61A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b61a1; }
.text { color: #6b61a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b61a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 97 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b61a1, #8b61a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6B61A1?: #6B61A1 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B61A1?: The RGB value is 107, 97, 161: 107 red, 97 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B61A1?: The complementary color is #97A161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B61A1?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.