What color is #62596E?

#62596E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62596E?

The RGB value is 98, 89, 110: 98 red, 89 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62596E?

The complementary color is #656E59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62596E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62596E color

#62596E rgb(98, 89, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #62596E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 34.9% green and 43.1% blue (98, 89, 110).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#62596E color codes

HEX	`#62596E`
RGB	`rgb(98, 89, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 34.9%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 19%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 19%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.36, 8.15, -10.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.36, 13.39, 307.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.423, 10.867, 16.245)`
Decimal	`6445422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62596E, 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 #62596E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#62596E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #62596E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62596e; }
.text { color: #62596e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62596e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 89 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62596e, #6d596e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #62596E?: #62596E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62596E?: The RGB value is 98, 89, 110: 98 red, 89 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62596E?: The complementary color is #656E59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62596E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.