What color is #62568F?

#62568F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62568F?

The RGB value is 98, 86, 143: 98 red, 86 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62568F?

The complementary color is #838F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62568F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62568F color

#62568F rgb(98, 86, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #62568F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 33.7% green and 56.1% blue (98, 86, 143).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#62568F color codes

HEX	`#62568F`
RGB	`rgb(98, 86, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 33.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 40%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 40%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.97, 18.46, -29.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.97, 35.08, 301.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.321, 11.235, 27.448)`
Decimal	`6444687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62568F, 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 #62568F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#62568F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #62568F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62568f; }
.text { color: #62568f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62568f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 86 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62568f, #7f568f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #62568F?: #62568F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62568F?: The RGB value is 98, 86, 143: 98 red, 86 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62568F?: The complementary color is #838F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62568F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.