What color is #62517C?

#62517C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62517C?

The RGB value is 98, 81, 124: 98 red, 81 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62517C?

The complementary color is #6B7C51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62517C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62517C color

#62517C rgb(98, 81, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #62517C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 31.8% green and 48.6% blue (98, 81, 124).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#62517C color codes

HEX	`#62517C`
RGB	`rgb(98, 81, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 31.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 35%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.73, 16.54, -21.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.73, 27.33, 307.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.617, 9.937, 20.371)`
Decimal	`6443388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62517C, 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 #62517C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#62517C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #62517C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62517c; }
.text { color: #62517c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62517c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 81 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62517c, #78517c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #62517C?: #62517C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62517C?: The RGB value is 98, 81, 124: 98 red, 81 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62517C?: The complementary color is #6B7C51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62517C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.