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#613bcf

a balanced, vivid violet · cool · closest name: Blue Violet

RGB
97, 59, 207
HSL
255°, 61%, 52%
CMYK
53, 72, 0, 19
Luminance
0.1017

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #613bcf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#613bcf
Hue
255°
violet
Saturation
61%
vivid
Lightness
52%
balanced
Brightness
81%
HSV value
Perceived
39%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1017
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
75/100 cool
Color family
Violet
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
White
6.92:1
Closest name
Blue Violet
ΔE2000 6.7
Where it sits
Hue255° of 360°
Saturation61%
Lightness52%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool75% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#613bcf
RGBrgb(97, 59, 207)
HSLhsl(255, 61%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 72%, 0%, 19%)
LABlab(38.1 52.4 -70.7)
LCHlch(38.1 88.0 306.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.490 0.213 287.5)
Decimal6372303
Display P3color(display-p3 0.380 0.231 0.812)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #613bcf;
background-color: #613bcf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#613bcf] bg-[#613bcf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #613bcf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.380, green: 0.231, blue: 0.812)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#613bcf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF613BCF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(207, 59, 97)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #613bcf · 6.92:1
Use #ffffffAA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 6.92:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 3.03:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #613bcf as text scores 6.92:1 on white and 3.03:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#613bcf on white: 6.92:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#613bcf on black: 3.03:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #005DD3
deuteranopia · #0056CC
tritanopia · #356281

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #613bcf is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F6F4FB
#ECE8F7
#D5CCF0
#B6A5E9
#9278DE
#613bcf
#5630C5
#4828A4
#392083
#2D1B5F
#1C113C
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F6F4FBDarkest = 950 · #1C113C
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6F4FB;
  --brand-100: #ECE8F7;
  --brand-200: #D5CCF0;
  --brand-300: #B6A5E9;
  --brand-400: #9278DE;
  --brand-500: #613bcf;
  --brand-600: #5630C5;
  --brand-700: #4828A4;
  --brand-800: #392083;
  --brand-900: #2D1B5F;
  --brand-950: #1C113C;
  --brand: #613bcf;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #613bcf

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#F6F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#CBC0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#5F4B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#A7A824
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#2D1966
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EEEBFA
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#181424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #613bcf

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#A9CF3B
Analogous left#3B5FCF
Analogous right#AB3BCF
Split-complement 1#CFAB3B
Split-complement 2#5FCF3B
Triadic 1#CF613B
Triadic 2#3BCF61
Tetradic#CF3B5F

RGB percentages

Red38.0%
Green23.1%
Blue81.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan53.1%
Magenta71.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)18.8%

Color previews

#613bcf text on a black background

contrast 3.03:1

Card sample

#613bcf text on a white background

contrast 6.92:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #613bcf;
Background color
Panel with #613bcf background
background-color: #613bcf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #613bcf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(97, 59, 207, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(97, 59, 207, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #613bcf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #613bcf, #C43BCF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #613bcf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#613bcf in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Creative toolsFintechBeautyLuxury
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#613bcf, answered

What color is #613bcf?

#613bcf is a balanced vivid violet, closest to Blue Violet (ΔE2000 6.7). It sits at 255° on the hue wheel with 61% saturation and 52% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #613bcf?

rgb(97, 59, 207) — 97 red, 59 green and 207 blue out of 255, or 38% / 23.1% / 81.2% by channel.

Is #613bcf a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1017 and perceived brightness is 39%, so white text on it reaches 6.92:1.

Should I use black or white text on #613bcf?

White. It scores 6.92:1 against #613bcf, versus 3.03:1 for black — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #613bcf?

#A9CF3B sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #CFAB3B and #5FCF3B, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #613bcf?

For interface work: #F6F4FA as the surface, #CBC0ED for borders, #5F4B9B for secondary text, #A7A824 as an accent and #2D1966 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #3B5FCF and #AB3BCF stays calm, while #A9CF3B is the loudest partner.

What is #613bcf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(53%, 72%, 0%, 19%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #613bcf warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 75 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #973BCF; nudged cooler, #3949D2.

Work with #613bcf in the Color Lab