What color is #625C76?

#625C76 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #625C76?

The RGB value is 98, 92, 118: 98 red, 92 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625C76?

The complementary color is #70765C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625C76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625C76 color

#625C76 rgb(98, 92, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #625C76 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 36.1% green and 46.3% blue (98, 92, 118).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% 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 6.34:1).

#625C76 color codes

HEX	`#625C76`
RGB	`rgb(98, 92, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 36.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 22%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 22%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.51, 8.2, -13.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.51, 16.05, 300.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.133, 11.559, 18.728)`
Decimal	`6446198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625C76, 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 #625C76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#625C76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #625C76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625c76; }
.text { color: #625c76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625c76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 92 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625c76, #6f5c76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #625C76?: #625C76 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #625C76?: The RGB value is 98, 92, 118: 98 red, 92 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625C76?: The complementary color is #70765C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625C76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.