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Recognised as Colour

#625A73

  • #625A73
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#625A73 is a violet with RGB values 98, 90, 115 and HSL 259°, 12%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#625A73#625A73
HEX#625A73
RGBrgb(98, 90, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.3529, 0.451
RGB percentages38.4%, 35.3%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(259.2, 12.2%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.2, 21.7%, 45.1%)
CMYK14.8%, 21.7%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,445,683
CSS custom property--colour: #625A73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#9DA58C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#555E74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#565E72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#5F5E62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.3Slate grey · ΔE 17.1Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6Gray · ΔE 20.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B735A
Analogous#5A5E73, #6F5A73
Triadic#73625A, #5A7362
Split complementary#736F5A, #5E735A
Tetradic#735A5E, #6B735A, #5A736F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAC6D3
Lighter +30%#B0AABC
Lighter +20%#958DA6
Lighter +10%#7A718F
Darker −10%#4A4456
Darker −20%#312D3A
Darker −30%#19171D
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#59408D
Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R98
G90
B115
Red98 (38.4%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue259.2°
Saturation (HSL)12.2%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 5A · B 73

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