What color is #626884?

#626884 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 #626884?

The RGB value is 98, 104, 132: 98 red, 104 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626884?

The complementary color is #847E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626884?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626884 color

#626884 rgb(98, 104, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #626884 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 40.8% green and 51.8% blue (98, 104, 132).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#626884 color codes

HEX	`#626884`
RGB	`rgb(98, 104, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 40.8%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 26%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 21%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.47, 4.38, -16.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.47, 16.83, 285.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.151, 14.163, 23.813)`
Decimal	`6449284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626884, 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 #626884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #626884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626884; }
.text { color: #626884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 104 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626884, #6d6284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #626884?: #626884 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 #626884?: The RGB value is 98, 104, 132: 98 red, 104 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626884?: The complementary color is #847E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626884?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.