What color is #626880?

#626880 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626880?

The RGB value is 98, 104, 128: 98 red, 104 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626880?

The complementary color is #807A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626880?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626880 color

#626880 rgb(98, 104, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #626880 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 40.8% green and 50.2% blue (98, 104, 128).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#626880 color codes

HEX	`#626880`
RGB	`rgb(98, 104, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 40.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 23%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 19%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.31, 3.35, -14.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.31, 14.47, 283.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.883, 14.056, 22.399)`
Decimal	`6449280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626880, 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 #626880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626880 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #626880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626880; }
.text { color: #626880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 104 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626880, #6b6280); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #626880?: #626880 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626880?: The RGB value is 98, 104, 128: 98 red, 104 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626880?: The complementary color is #807A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626880?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.