What color is #627E9B?

#627E9B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #627E9B?

The RGB value is 98, 126, 155: 98 red, 126 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #627E9B?

The complementary color is #9B7F62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #627E9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#627E9B color

#627E9B rgb(98, 126, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #627E9B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 49.4% green and 60.8% blue (98, 126, 155).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 23% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Bay View (#6A819E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#627E9B color codes

HEX	`#627E9B`
RGB	`rgb(98, 126, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 49.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 23%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 37%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 19%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.71, -2.53, -18.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.71, 18.95, 262.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.412, 19.884, 33.872)`
Decimal	`6454939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #627E9B, 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 #627E9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#627E9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #627E9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #627e9b; }
.text { color: #627e9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #627e9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 126 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #627e9b, #62629b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #627E9B?: #627E9B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #627E9B?: The RGB value is 98, 126, 155: 98 red, 126 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #627E9B?: The complementary color is #9B7F62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #627E9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.