What color is #624E7B?

#624E7B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #624E7B?

The RGB value is 98, 78, 123: 98 red, 78 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #624E7B?

The complementary color is #677B4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #624E7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#624E7B color

#624E7B rgb(98, 78, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #624E7B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 30.6% green and 48.2% blue (98, 78, 123).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Royal Robe (#614A7B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#624E7B color codes

HEX	`#624E7B`
RGB	`rgb(98, 78, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 30.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 37%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 37%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.88, 18.17, -22.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.88, 28.88, 308.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.336, 9.476, 19.967)`
Decimal	`6442619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #624E7B, 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 #624E7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#624E7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #624E7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #624e7b; }
.text { color: #624e7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #624e7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 78 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #624e7b, #794e7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #624E7B?: #624E7B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #624E7B?: The RGB value is 98, 78, 123: 98 red, 78 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #624E7B?: The complementary color is #677B4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #624E7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.