What color is #625A79?

#625A79 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #625A79?

The RGB value is 98, 90, 121: 98 red, 90 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625A79?

The complementary color is #71795A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625A79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625A79 color

#625A79 rgb(98, 90, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #625A79 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 35.3% green and 47.5% blue (98, 90, 121).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#625A79 color codes

HEX	`#625A79`
RGB	`rgb(98, 90, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 35.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 26%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.06, 10.18, -16.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.06, 19.23, 301.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.144, 11.289, 19.625)`
Decimal	`6445689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625A79, 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 #625A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#625A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #625A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625a79; }
.text { color: #625a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 90 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625a79, #725a79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #625A79?: #625A79 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #625A79?: The RGB value is 98, 90, 121: 98 red, 90 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625A79?: The complementary color is #71795A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625A79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.