Information about #612AAE color

#612AAE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#612AAE falls into the Violet Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(97, 42, 174) — 38% red, 16.5% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 30 / 52 / 0 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#612AAE is a strongly colored twilight violet that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Grape (#6F2DA8). Slightly further away sit Purple Heart (#69359C) and Rebecca Purple (#663399).

The recipe behind #612AAE is rgb(97, 42, 174), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #612AAE: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#612AAE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#612AAE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #612AAE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Grape color link
Grape

#6F2DA8

Purple Heart color link
Purple Heart

#69359C

Dissapurple color link
Dissapurple

#4F1E9E

Hot Violet color link
Hot Violet

#7931BB

Plump Purple color link
Plump Purple

#5946B2

Roku Purple color link
Roku Purple

#662D91

Ocean Blue color link
Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

DFIN color link
DFIN

#640CB6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#612AAE
  • RGB97, 42, 174
  • CMYK30, 52, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(97, 42, 174)
  • HSL265°, 61%, 42%
  • HSL Precise265°, 61.111%, 42.353%
  • HSV265°, 76%, 68%
  • HSB265°, 76%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.380, 0.165, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.380, 0.165, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.380, 0.165, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID612AAE
  • DECIMAL ID6367918
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01