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#61519E Color

#61519E is rgb(97, 81, 158) in RGB, hsl(252, 32%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 49%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ultra Violet (#5F4B8B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61519E
HEX#61519E
RGBrgb(97, 81, 158)
HSLhsl(252, 32%, 47%)
HSVhsv(252, 49%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 49%, 0%, 38%)
OKLCHoklch(48.8% 0.12 290.8)
LABlab(38.95% 21.30 -40.26)
LCHlch(38.95% 45.55 297.88)

What #61519E 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 #61519E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 7.81Dark Slate Blue#483D8BΔE 9.02Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 9.97Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 12.34Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 13.06Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 13.07

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

#61519E Channel Values

How #61519E 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 81 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 32% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 49% · V 62%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 38%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.61:1 vs white · 3.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61519E 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 text6.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61519E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61519E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61519E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61519E
Complementary
#8F9E51
Analogous
#51699E
Analogous
#87519E
Triadic
#9E6151
Triadic
#519E61
Split comp.
#9E8751
Split comp.
#699E51

Tints & Shades of #61519E

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

#7364AF
#8B7FBD
#A197C9
#B6AED5
#CBC6E2
#E4E1EF

Shades

#54478A
#483D76
#3C3262
#2D264A
#211C36
#151122

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61519E.

How #61519E 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#61519E
Protanopia#54549E
Protanomaly#59539E
Deuteranopia#57579E
Deuteranomaly#5B549E
Tritanopia#535F5F
Tritanomaly#595A7D
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

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Using #61519E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61519e: #61519E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61519E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61519e': '#61519E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.318, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_61519e">#61519E</color>
SVG fillfill="#61519E"

More Blue Colors

#61519E sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#61519E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61519E?

#61519E is a mid-tone blue — rgb(97, 81, 158) in RGB and hsl(252, 32%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ultra Violet (#5F4B8B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.81.

What is the RGB value of #61519E?

#61519E is rgb(97, 81, 158) — red 97, green 81, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61519E?

#61519E converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 49%, 0%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61519E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #61519E scores 6.61:1 against white and 3.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61519E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61519E 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 9.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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