What color is #624F6E?

#624F6E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #624F6E?

The RGB value is 98, 79, 110: 98 red, 79 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #624F6E?

The complementary color is #5B6E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #624F6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#624F6E color

#624F6E rgb(98, 79, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #624F6E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 31% green and 43.1% blue (98, 79, 110).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 16% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#624F6E color codes

HEX	`#624F6E`
RGB	`rgb(98, 79, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 31%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 16%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 28%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 28%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.58, 14.38, -14.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.58, 20.67, 314.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.647, 9.315, 15.986)`
Decimal	`6442862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #624F6E, 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 #624F6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#624F6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #624F6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #624f6e; }
.text { color: #624f6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #624f6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 79 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #624f6e, #6e4f6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #624F6E?: #624F6E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #624F6E?: The RGB value is 98, 79, 110: 98 red, 79 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #624F6E?: The complementary color is #5B6E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #624F6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.