What color is #626B9C?

#626B9C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626B9C?

The RGB value is 98, 107, 156: 98 red, 107 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626B9C?

The complementary color is #9C9362, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626B9C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626B9C color

#626B9C rgb(98, 107, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #626B9C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 42% green and 61.2% blue (98, 107, 156).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 23% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#626B9C color codes

HEX	`#626B9C`
RGB	`rgb(98, 107, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 42%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 23%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 37%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 31%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.33, 9.1, -27.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.33, 29.13, 288.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.294, 15.512, 33.582)`
Decimal	`6450076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626B9C, 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 #626B9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626B9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #626B9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626b9c; }
.text { color: #626b9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626b9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 107 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626b9c, #76629c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #626B9C?: #626B9C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626B9C?: The RGB value is 98, 107, 156: 98 red, 107 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626B9C?: The complementary color is #9C9362, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626B9C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.