What color is #625D79?

#625D79 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #625D79?

The RGB value is 98, 93, 121: 98 red, 93 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625D79?

The complementary color is #74795D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625D79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625D79 color

#625D79 rgb(98, 93, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #625D79 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 36.5% green and 47.5% blue (98, 93, 121).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#625D79 color codes

HEX	`#625D79`
RGB	`rgb(98, 93, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 36.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 23%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.91, 8.32, -15.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.91, 17.17, 298.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.402, 11.806, 19.711)`
Decimal	`6446457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625D79, 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 #625D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#625D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #625D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625d79; }
.text { color: #625d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 93 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625d79, #705d79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #625D79?: #625D79 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #625D79?: The RGB value is 98, 93, 121: 98 red, 93 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625D79?: The complementary color is #74795D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625D79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.