What color is #624B76?

#624B76 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #624B76?

The RGB value is 98, 75, 118: 98 red, 75 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #624B76?

The complementary color is #5F764B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #624B76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#624B76 color

#624B76 rgb(98, 75, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #624B76 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 29.4% green and 46.3% blue (98, 75, 118).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Royal Robe (#614A7B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#624B76 color codes

HEX	`#624B76`
RGB	`rgb(98, 75, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 29.4%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 36%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.86, 18.8, -20.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.86, 28.14, 311.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.822, 8.937, 18.291)`
Decimal	`6441846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #624B76, 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 #624B76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#624B76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #624B76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #624b76; }
.text { color: #624b76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #624b76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 75 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #624b76, #764b74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #624B76?: #624B76 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #624B76?: The RGB value is 98, 75, 118: 98 red, 75 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #624B76?: The complementary color is #5F764B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #624B76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.