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#614B72 Color

#614B72 is rgb(97, 75, 114) in RGB, hsl(274, 21%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 34%, 0%, 55%) 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 7.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#614B72
HEX#614B72
RGBrgb(97, 75, 114)
HSLhsl(274, 21%, 37%)
HSVhsv(274, 34%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 34%, 0%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(45.2% 0.067 309.6)
LABlab(35.45% 15.71 -18.95)
LCHlch(35.45% 24.61 309.67)

What #614B72 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 #614B72, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Violet#563C5CΔE 7.58Purple Navy#4E5180ΔE 11.11Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 11.86Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 12.04Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 12.07Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 12.4

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

#614B72 Channel Values

How #614B72 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 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 21% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 34% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.62:1 vs white · 2.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #614B72 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 text7.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #614B72 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #614B72

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #614B72; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#614B72
Complementary
#5C724B
Analogous
#4D4B72
Analogous
#724B70
Triadic
#72614B
Triadic
#4B7261
Split comp.
#70724B
Split comp.
#4B724D

Tints & Shades of #614B72

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

#795D8E
#8D71A2
#A38DB4
#BAA9C7
#D0C4D9
#E4DDE9

Shades

#544063
#493856
#3C2E47
#2F2438
#221A28
#18121C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #614B72.

How #614B72 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#614B72
Protanopia#4F4F72
Protanomaly#574E72
Deuteranopia#535372
Deuteranomaly#595072
Tritanopia#5C5151
Tritanomaly#5E4F60
Achromatopsia#545454

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Using #614B72 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-614b72: #614B72;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #614B72;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-614b72': '#614B72' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.294, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_614b72">#614B72</color>
SVG fillfill="#614B72"

More Purple Colors

#614B72 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#614B72 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #614B72?

#614B72 is a dark purple — rgb(97, 75, 114) in RGB and hsl(274, 21%, 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 7.58.

What is the RGB value of #614B72?

#614B72 is rgb(97, 75, 114) — red 97, green 75, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #614B72?

#614B72 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 34%, 0%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #614B72 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #614B72 scores 7.62:1 against white and 2.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #614B72 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #614B72 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 25.01, which is a different colour altogether.

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