What color is #625B80?

#625B80 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #625B80?

The RGB value is 98, 91, 128: 98 red, 91 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625B80?

The complementary color is #79805B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625B80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625B80 color

#625B80 rgb(98, 91, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #625B80 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 35.7% green and 50.2% blue (98, 91, 128).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#625B80 color codes

HEX	`#625B80`
RGB	`rgb(98, 91, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 35.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 29%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 29%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.63, 11.33, -19.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.63, 22.73, 299.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.673, 11.637, 21.996)`
Decimal	`6445952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625B80, 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 #625B80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#625B80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #625B80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625b80; }
.text { color: #625b80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625b80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 91 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625b80, #755b80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #625B80?: #625B80 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #625B80?: The RGB value is 98, 91, 128: 98 red, 91 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625B80?: The complementary color is #79805B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625B80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.