What color is #62496B?

#62496B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62496B?

The RGB value is 98, 73, 107: 98 red, 73 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62496B?

The complementary color is #526B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62496B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62496B color

#62496B rgb(98, 73, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #62496B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 28.6% green and 42% blue (98, 73, 107).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#62496B color codes

HEX	`#62496B`
RGB	`rgb(98, 73, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 28.6%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 32%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 32%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.85, 17.44, -15.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.85, 23.41, 318.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.073, 8.423, 15.002)`
Decimal	`6441323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62496B, 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 #62496B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#62496B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #62496B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62496b; }
.text { color: #62496b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62496b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 73 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62496b, #6b4963); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #62496B?: #62496B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62496B?: The RGB value is 98, 73, 107: 98 red, 73 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62496B?: The complementary color is #526B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62496B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.