What color is #624B8E?

#624B8E is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #624B8E?

The RGB value is 98, 75, 142: 98 red, 75 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #624B8E?

The complementary color is #778E4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #624B8E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#624B8E color

#624B8E rgb(98, 75, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #624B8E is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 29.4% green and 55.7% blue (98, 75, 142).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 31% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Lords of the Night (#664488), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#624B8E color codes

HEX	`#624B8E`
RGB	`rgb(98, 75, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 29.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 31%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 47%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 47%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.08, 25.03, -33.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.08, 42.05, 306.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.434, 9.582, 26.78)`
Decimal	`6441870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #624B8E, 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 #624B8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#624B8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #624B8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #624b8e; }
.text { color: #624b8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #624b8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 75 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #624b8e, #834b8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #624B8E?: #624B8E is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #624B8E?: The RGB value is 98, 75, 142: 98 red, 75 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #624B8E?: The complementary color is #778E4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #624B8E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.