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#614DA3 Color

#614DA3 is rgb(97, 77, 163) in RGB, hsl(254, 36%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 53%, 0%, 36%) 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 7.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#614DA3
HEX#614DA3
RGBrgb(97, 77, 163)
HSLhsl(254, 36%, 47%)
HSVhsv(254, 53%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 53%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(48.4% 0.134 291.3)
LABlab(38.20% 24.79 -44.44)
LCHlch(38.20% 50.89 299.15)

What #614DA3 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 #614DA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 7.46Dark Slate Blue#483D8BΔE 8.77Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 12.51Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 12.9Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 13.12Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 15.17

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

#614DA3 Channel Values

How #614DA3 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 77 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 36% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 53% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.78:1 vs white · 3.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #614DA3 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 text6.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #614DA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #614DA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #614DA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#614DA3
Complementary
#8FA34D
Analogous
#4D64A3
Analogous
#8C4DA3
Triadic
#A3614D
Triadic
#4DA361
Split comp.
#A38C4D
Split comp.
#64A34D

Tints & Shades of #614DA3

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

#735FB4
#8B7BC1
#A193CC
#B6ACD8
#CBC4E3
#E4E0F0

Shades

#54438E
#483979
#3C2F65
#2D244C
#211A37
#151023

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #614DA3.

How #614DA3 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#614DA3
Protanopia#5151A3
Protanomaly#584FA3
Deuteranopia#5454A3
Deuteranomaly#5A51A3
Tritanopia#515E5E
Tritanomaly#58577F
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #614DA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-614da3: #614DA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #614DA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-614da3': '#614DA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.302, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_614da3">#614DA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#614DA3"

More Blue Colors

#614DA3 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#614DA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #614DA3?

#614DA3 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(97, 77, 163) in RGB and hsl(254, 36%, 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 7.46.

What is the RGB value of #614DA3?

#614DA3 is rgb(97, 77, 163) — red 97, green 77, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #614DA3?

#614DA3 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 53%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #614DA3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #614DA3 scores 6.78:1 against white and 3.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #614DA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #614DA3 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 8.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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