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#614B68 Color

#614B68 is rgb(97, 75, 104) in RGB, hsl(286, 16%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 28%, 0%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Violet (#563C5C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#614B68
HEX#614B68
RGBrgb(97, 75, 104)
HSLhsl(286, 16%, 35%)
HSVhsv(286, 28%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 28%, 0%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(44.7% 0.054 317.9)
LABlab(35.09% 13.94 -13.26)
LCHlch(35.09% 19.24 316.43)

What #614B68 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 #614B68, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Violet#563C5CΔE 6.46Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 9.15Eggplant#614051ΔE 10.26Purple Taupe#50404DΔE 11.14Independence#4C516DΔE 11.23Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 12.32

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

#614B68 Channel Values

How #614B68 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 75 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 16% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 28% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.74:1 vs white · 2.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #614B68 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 text7.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #614B68 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #614B68

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #614B68; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#614B68
Complementary
#52684B
Analogous
#534B68
Analogous
#684B60
Triadic
#68614B
Triadic
#4B6861
Split comp.
#60684B
Split comp.
#4B6853

Tints & Shades of #614B68

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

#7A5E82
#91749A
#A68FAE
#BBA9C1
#D0C4D4
#E5DEE7

Shades

#56425C
#48384D
#3D2F41
#2F2432
#241C26
#161118

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #614B68.

How #614B68 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#614B68
Protanopia#4F4F68
Protanomaly#574E68
Deuteranopia#535368
Deuteranomaly#595068
Tritanopia#5E4F4F
Tritanomaly#5F4E5A
Achromatopsia#535353

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Using #614B68 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-614b68: #614B68;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #614B68;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-614b68': '#614B68' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.294, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_614b68">#614B68</color>
SVG fillfill="#614B68"

More Purple Colors

#614B68 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#614B68 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #614B68?

#614B68 is a dark purple — rgb(97, 75, 104) in RGB and hsl(286, 16%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Violet (#563C5C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.46.

What is the RGB value of #614B68?

#614B68 is rgb(97, 75, 104) — red 97, green 75, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #614B68?

#614B68 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 28%, 0%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #614B68 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #614B68 scores 7.74:1 against white and 2.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #614B68 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #614B68 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 21.38, which is visibly different.

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