What color is #62257C?

#62257C is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Sapphire Siren. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62257C?

The RGB value is 98, 37, 124: 98 red, 37 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62257C?

The complementary color is #3F7C25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62257C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62257C color

#62257C rgb(98, 37, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #62257C is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 14.5% green and 48.6% blue (98, 37, 124).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 54% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Sapphire Siren (#662288), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#62257C color codes

HEX	`#62257C`
RGB	`rgb(98, 37, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 14.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 54%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 70%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 70%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.78, 42, -37.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.78, 56.28, 318.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.336, 5.375, 19.611)`
Decimal	`6432124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62257C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #62257C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#62257C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #62257C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62257c; }
.text { color: #62257c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62257c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 37 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62257c, #7c256a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #62257C?: #62257C is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Sapphire Siren. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62257C?: The RGB value is 98, 37, 124: 98 red, 37 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62257C?: The complementary color is #3F7C25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62257C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.