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#614B71 Color

#614B71 is rgb(97, 75, 113) in RGB, hsl(275, 20%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 34%, 0%, 56%) 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 7.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#614B71
HEX#614B71
RGBrgb(97, 75, 113)
HSLhsl(275, 20%, 37%)
HSVhsv(275, 34%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 34%, 0%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(45.1% 0.066 310.3)
LABlab(35.41% 15.53 -18.38)
LCHlch(35.41% 24.06 310.19)

What #614B71 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 #614B71, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Violet#563C5CΔE 7.26Purple Navy#4E5180ΔE 11.42Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 11.68Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 11.86Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 12.26Independence#4C516DΔE 12.3

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

#614B71 Channel Values

How #614B71 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 1138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 20% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 34% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.63:1 vs white · 2.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #614B71 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 text7.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #614B71 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #614B71

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #614B71; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#614B71
Complementary
#5B714B
Analogous
#4F4B71
Analogous
#714B6E
Triadic
#71614B
Triadic
#4B7161
Split comp.
#6E714B
Split comp.
#4B714F

Tints & Shades of #614B71

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

#795E8D
#8E72A1
#A48EB4
#BAA9C6
#D0C5D8
#E4DDE9

Shades

#544162
#4A3956
#3D2F46
#2F2537
#221B28
#18121C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #614B71.

How #614B71 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#614B71
Protanopia#4F4F71
Protanomaly#574E71
Deuteranopia#535371
Deuteranomaly#595071
Tritanopia#5C5151
Tritanomaly#5E4F5F
Achromatopsia#545454

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Using #614B71 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-614b71: #614B71;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #614B71;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-614b71': '#614B71' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.294, blue: 0.443)
Android XML<color name="color_614b71">#614B71</color>
SVG fillfill="#614B71"

More Purple Colors

#614B71 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#614B71 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #614B71?

#614B71 is a dark purple — rgb(97, 75, 113) in RGB and hsl(275, 20%, 37%) 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 7.26.

What is the RGB value of #614B71?

#614B71 is rgb(97, 75, 113) — red 97, green 75, and blue 113 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #614B71?

#614B71 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 34%, 0%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #614B71 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #614B71 scores 7.63:1 against white and 2.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #614B71 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #614B71 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 25.58, which is a different colour altogether.

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