What color is #628CA8?

#628CA8 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #628CA8?

The RGB value is 98, 140, 168: 98 red, 140 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #628CA8?

The complementary color is #A87E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #628CA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#628CA8 color

#628CA8 rgb(98, 140, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #628CA8 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 54.9% green and 65.9% blue (98, 140, 168).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 29% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#628CA8 color codes

HEX	`#628CA8`
RGB	`rgb(98, 140, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 54.9%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 29%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 42%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 17%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.27, -6.93, -19.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.27, 20.53, 250.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.481, 24.179, 40.573)`
Decimal	`6458536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #628CA8, 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 #628CA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#628CA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #628CA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #628ca8; }
.text { color: #628ca8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #628ca8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 140 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #628ca8, #6269a8); }

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Questions

What color is #628CA8?: #628CA8 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #628CA8?: The RGB value is 98, 140, 168: 98 red, 140 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #628CA8?: The complementary color is #A87E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #628CA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.