What color is #626C87?

#626C87 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626C87?

The RGB value is 98, 108, 135: 98 red, 108 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626C87?

The complementary color is #877D62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626C87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626C87 color

#626C87 rgb(98, 108, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #626C87 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 42.4% green and 52.9% blue (98, 108, 135).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#626C87 color codes

HEX	`#626C87`
RGB	`rgb(98, 108, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 42.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 27%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 20%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.73, 2.74, -16.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.73, 16.35, 279.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.772, 15.071, 25.048)`
Decimal	`6450311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626C87, 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 #626C87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626C87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #626C87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626c87; }
.text { color: #626c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626c87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 108 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626c87, #6a6287); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #626C87?: #626C87 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626C87?: The RGB value is 98, 108, 135: 98 red, 108 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626C87?: The complementary color is #877D62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626C87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.