What color is #625F90?

#625F90 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #625F90?

The RGB value is 98, 95, 144: 98 red, 95 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625F90?

The complementary color is #8D905F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625F90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625F90 color

#625F90 rgb(98, 95, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #625F90 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 37.3% green and 56.5% blue (98, 95, 144).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#625F90 color codes

HEX	`#625F90`
RGB	`rgb(98, 95, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 37.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 34%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 34%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.45, 13.13, -26.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.45, 29.63, 296.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.162, 12.794, 28.104)`
Decimal	`6446992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625F90, 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 #625F90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#625F90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #625F90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625f90; }
.text { color: #625f90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625f90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 95 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625f90, #7b5f90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #625F90?: #625F90 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #625F90?: The RGB value is 98, 95, 144: 98 red, 95 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625F90?: The complementary color is #8D905F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625F90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.