What color is #6262A7?

#6262A7 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Bellflower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6262A7?

The RGB value is 98, 98, 167: 98 red, 98 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6262A7?

The complementary color is #A7A762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6262A7?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6262A7 color

#6262A7 rgb(98, 98, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6262A7 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 38.4% green and 65.5% blue (98, 98, 167).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 28% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Bellflower (#5D66AA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#6262A7 color codes

HEX	`#6262A7`
RGB	`rgb(98, 98, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 38.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 28%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 41%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 41%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.41, 17.86, -37.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.41, 41.24, 295.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.378, 14.121, 38.414)`
Decimal	`6447783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6262A7, 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 #6262A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6262A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #6262A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6262a7; }
.text { color: #6262a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6262a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 98 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6262a7, #8562a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #6262A7?: #6262A7 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Bellflower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6262A7?: The RGB value is 98, 98, 167: 98 red, 98 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6262A7?: The complementary color is #A7A762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6262A7?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.