What color is #62527A?

#62527A 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 #62527A?

The RGB value is 98, 82, 122: 98 red, 82 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62527A?

The complementary color is #6A7A52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62527A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62527A color

#62527A rgb(98, 82, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #62527A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 32.2% green and 47.8% blue (98, 82, 122).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% 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 6.98:1).

#62527A color codes

HEX	`#62527A`
RGB	`rgb(98, 82, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 32.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 33%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 33%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.91, 15.41, -20.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.91, 25.44, 307.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.566, 10.036, 19.736)`
Decimal	`6443642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62527A, 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 #62527A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#62527A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #62527A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62527a; }
.text { color: #62527a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62527a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 82 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62527a, #76527a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #62527A?: #62527A 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 #62527A?: The RGB value is 98, 82, 122: 98 red, 82 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62527A?: The complementary color is #6A7A52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62527A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.