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#615DDA Color

#615DDA is rgb(97, 93, 218) in RGB, hsl(242, 63%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 57%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iris (#5A4FCF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.03. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#615DDA
HEX#615DDA
RGBrgb(97, 93, 218)
HSLhsl(242, 63%, 61%)
HSVhsv(242, 57%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 57%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(55.1% 0.186 279.8)
LABlab(45.30% 29.06 -65.01)
LCHlch(45.30% 71.20 294.08)

What #615DDA 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 #615DDA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Iris#5A4FCFΔE 6.03Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 6.36Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 7.8Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 10.07Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 10.21Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 11.41

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

#615DDA Channel Values

How #615DDA 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 93 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 242° · S 63% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 242° · S 57% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.14:1 vs white · 4.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #615DDA 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 text5.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #615DDA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #615DDA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #615DDA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#615DDA
Complementary
#D6DA5D
Analogous
#5D97DA
Analogous
#A05DDA
Triadic
#DA615D
Triadic
#5DDA61
Split comp.
#DAA05D
Split comp.
#97DA5D

Tints & Shades of #615DDA

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

#7572DF
#8E8BE5
#A29FE9
#B6B4EE
#CAC9F3
#E3E2F8

Shades

#413CD3
#2F2ABB
#27239A
#1D1A74
#151353
#0D0B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #615DDA.

How #615DDA 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#615DDA
Protanopia#5E5EDA
Protanomaly#5F5DDA
Deuteranopia#5E5EDA
Deuteranomaly#5F5EDA
Tritanopia#3B7777
Tritanomaly#4D6DA8
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #615DDA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-615dda: #615DDA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #615DDA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-615dda': '#615DDA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.365, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_615dda">#615DDA</color>
SVG fillfill="#615DDA"

More Blue Colors

#615DDA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#615DDA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #615DDA?

#615DDA is a light blue — rgb(97, 93, 218) in RGB and hsl(242, 63%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iris (#5A4FCF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.03.

What is the RGB value of #615DDA?

#615DDA is rgb(97, 93, 218) — red 97, green 93, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #615DDA?

#615DDA converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 57%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #615DDA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #615DDA scores 5.14:1 against white and 4.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #615DDA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #615DDA 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 6.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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