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#614AA5 Color

#614AA5 is rgb(97, 74, 165) in RGB, hsl(255, 38%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 55%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Purple (#7851A9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#614AA5
HEX#614AA5
RGBrgb(97, 74, 165)
HSLhsl(255, 38%, 47%)
HSVhsv(255, 55%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 55%, 0%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(48% 0.141 291.9)
LABlab(37.57% 26.99 -46.64)
LCHlch(37.57% 53.89 300.06)

What #614AA5 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 #614AA5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 7.49Dark Slate Blue#483D8BΔE 9.97Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 9.97Purple Heart#69359CΔE 12.59Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 12.59Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 13.63

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

#614AA5 Channel Values

How #614AA5 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 74 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 38% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 55% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.93:1 vs white · 3.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #614AA5 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 text6.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #614AA5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #614AA5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #614AA5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#614AA5
Complementary
#8FA54A
Analogous
#4A61A5
Analogous
#8F4AA5
Triadic
#A5614A
Triadic
#4AA561
Split comp.
#A58F4A
Split comp.
#61A54A

Tints & Shades of #614AA5

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

#735DB6
#8C79C3
#A192CE
#B6ABD9
#CBC3E4
#E4DFF1

Shades

#554190
#48377B
#3C2E66
#2D234D
#211938
#151023

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #614AA5.

How #614AA5 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#614AA5
Protanopia#4F4FA5
Protanomaly#564DA5
Deuteranopia#5252A5
Deuteranomaly#594FA5
Tritanopia#505C5C
Tritanomaly#575580
Achromatopsia#5A5A5A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #614AA5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-614aa5: #614AA5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #614AA5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-614aa5': '#614AA5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.290, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_614aa5">#614AA5</color>
SVG fillfill="#614AA5"

More Purple Colors

#614AA5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#614AA5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #614AA5?

#614AA5 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(97, 74, 165) in RGB and hsl(255, 38%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.49.

What is the RGB value of #614AA5?

#614AA5 is rgb(97, 74, 165) — red 97, green 74, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #614AA5?

#614AA5 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 55%, 0%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #614AA5 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #614AA5 scores 6.93:1 against white and 3.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #614AA5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #614AA5 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 9.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.