What color is #625E84?

#625E84 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #625E84?

The RGB value is 98, 94, 132: 98 red, 94 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625E84?

The complementary color is #80845E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625E84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625E84 color

#625E84 rgb(98, 94, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #625E84 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 36.9% green and 51.8% blue (98, 94, 132).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#625E84 color codes

HEX	`#625E84`
RGB	`rgb(98, 94, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 36.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 29%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.64, 10.51, -20.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.64, 23.11, 297.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.204, 12.268, 23.498)`
Decimal	`6446724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625E84, 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 #625E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#625E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #625E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625e84; }
.text { color: #625e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 94 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625e84, #755e84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #625E84?: #625E84 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #625E84?: The RGB value is 98, 94, 132: 98 red, 94 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625E84?: The complementary color is #80845E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625E84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.