What color is #62506F?

#62506F 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 #62506F?

The RGB value is 98, 80, 111: 98 red, 80 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62506F?

The complementary color is #5D6F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62506F?

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.

#62506F color

#62506F rgb(98, 80, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #62506F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 31.4% green and 43.5% blue (98, 80, 111).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 16% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#62506F color codes

HEX	`#62506F`
RGB	`rgb(98, 80, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 31.4%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 16%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 28%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 28%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.9, 13.99, -14.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.9, 20.5, 313.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.774, 9.482, 16.298)`
Decimal	`6443119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62506F, 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 #62506F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#62506F 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 #62506F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62506f; }
.text { color: #62506f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62506f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 80 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62506f, #6f506c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #62506F?: #62506F 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 #62506F?: The RGB value is 98, 80, 111: 98 red, 80 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62506F?: The complementary color is #5D6F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62506F?: 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.