What color is #627A91?

#627A91 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #627A91?

The RGB value is 98, 122, 145: 98 red, 122 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #627A91?

The complementary color is #917962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #627A91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#627A91 color

#627A91 rgb(98, 122, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #627A91 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 47.8% green and 56.9% blue (98, 122, 145).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 19% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#627A91 color codes

HEX	`#627A91`
RGB	`rgb(98, 122, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 47.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 19%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 32%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 16%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.17, -2.91, -15.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.17, 15.55, 259.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.106, 18.559, 29.464)`
Decimal	`6453905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #627A91, 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 #627A91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#627A91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #627A91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #627a91; }
.text { color: #627a91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #627a91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 122 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #627a91, #626391); }

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Questions

What color is #627A91?: #627A91 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #627A91?: The RGB value is 98, 122, 145: 98 red, 122 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #627A91?: The complementary color is #917962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #627A91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.