What color is #626CFF?

#626CFF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Medium Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626CFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #626CFF?

The complementary color is #FFF562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626CFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626CFF color

#626CFF rgb(98, 108, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #626CFF is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 42.4% green and 100% blue (98, 108, 255).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 100% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#626CFF color codes

HEX	`#626CFF`
RGB	`rgb(98, 108, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 42.4%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 100%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 62%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 58%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.44, 39.43, -74.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.44, 84.27, 297.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.444, 20.539, 97.054)`
Decimal	`6450431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626CFF, 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 #626CFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#626CFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	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 #626CFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626cff; }
.text { color: #626cff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626cff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 108 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626cff, #a662ff); }

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Questions

What color is #626CFF?: #626CFF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Medium Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626CFF?: The RGB value is 98, 108, 255: 98 red, 108 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626CFF?: The complementary color is #FFF562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626CFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.