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#61448D Color

#61448D is rgb(97, 68, 141) in RGB, hsl(264, 35%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 52%, 0%, 45%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ultra Violet (#5F4B8B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61448D
HEX#61448D
RGBrgb(97, 68, 141)
HSLhsl(264, 35%, 41%)
HSVhsv(264, 52%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 52%, 0%, 45%)
OKLCHoklch(45.3% 0.118 300.1)
LABlab(34.84% 25.18 -36.52)
LCHlch(34.84% 44.36 304.59)

What #61448D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #61448D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 6.4Dark Slate Blue#483D8BΔE 8.58Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 8.87Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 10.45Eminence#6C3082ΔE 12.75Imperial#602F6BΔE 13.61

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#61448D Channel Values

How #61448D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 97 · G 68 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 35% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 52% · V 55%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 45%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.72:1 vs white · 2.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61448D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61448D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61448D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61448D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61448D
Complementary
#708D44
Analogous
#444B8D
Analogous
#86448D
Triadic
#8D6144
Triadic
#448D61
Split comp.
#8D8644
Split comp.
#4B8D44

Tints & Shades of #61448D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7451A9
#8A6BB8
#A087C5
#B8A5D4
#CEC1E1
#E4DDEE

Shades

#553C7C
#473267
#3B2956
#2F2145
#241934
#150F1F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61448D.

How #61448D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#61448D
Protanopia#4A4A8D
Protanomaly#54488D
Deuteranopia#4F4F8D
Deuteranomaly#574B8D
Tritanopia#565252
Tritanomaly#5B4D6E
Achromatopsia#535353

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Using #61448D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-61448d: #61448D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61448D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61448d': '#61448D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.267, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_61448d">#61448D</color>
SVG fillfill="#61448D"

More Purple Colors

#61448D sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#61448D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61448D?

#61448D is a mid-tone purple — rgb(97, 68, 141) in RGB and hsl(264, 35%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ultra Violet (#5F4B8B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.4.

What is the RGB value of #61448D?

#61448D is rgb(97, 68, 141) — red 97, green 68, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61448D?

#61448D converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 52%, 0%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61448D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #61448D scores 7.72:1 against white and 2.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61448D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61448D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 8.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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