#625FBF

sRGB · 98 / 95 / 191

#625FBF belongs to the blue family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 98 red, 95 green and 191 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 241.9° lands in the blue region. Its 42.9% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 56.1% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, white has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (5.37:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 98, 95, 191
HSL: 241.88°, 42.86%, 56.08%
HSV / HSB: 241.88°, 50.26%, 74.90%
CMYK (approx.): 48.69%, 50.26%, 0.00%, 25.10%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 18.532, 14.542, 51.122
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 45.001, 26.999, -50.261
WCAG relative luminance: 0.14543
24-bit decimal: 6447039

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #625FBF in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text · 3.91:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: AA

White text · 5.37:1

Normal text: AA
Large text: AAA

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio. WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#BCBF5F sits half a turn (180°) from #625FBF on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#625FBF #BCBF5F

Analogous

#5F8CBF and #925FBF sit 30° to either side of #625FBF. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#5F8CBF #625FBF #925FBF

Triadic

#625FBF, #BF625F and #5FBF62 are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#625FBF #BF625F #5FBF62

Split complementary

Start at #625FBF and look across the wheel. #BF925F and #8CBF5F sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#625FBF #BF925F #8CBF5F

Square

Starting with #625FBF, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #BF5F8C, #BCBF5F, then #5FBF92. Across the square, #625FBF pairs with #BCBF5F, and #BF5F8C with #5FBF92.

#625FBF #BF5F8C #BCBF5F #5FBF92

Tetradic

#625FBF and #BCBF5F are opposites, as are #BF5FBC and #5FBF62. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#625FBF #BF5FBC #BCBF5F #5FBF62

Tints

Mixing #625FBF with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #817FCC, keeps 80% of the original. By #E0DFF2, the mixture is 80% white.

#625FBF #817FCC #A19FD9 #C0BFE5 #E0DFF2 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #625FBF with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #4E4C99, keeps 80% of the original. By #141326, the mixture is 80% black.

#625FBF #4E4C99 #3B3973 #27264C #141326 #000000

Tones

Mixing #625FBF with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #6866B2, keeps 80% of the original. By #7A798D, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#625FBF #6866B2 #6E6CA6 #747399 #7A798D #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#625FBF

RGB

rgb(98 95 191)

HSL

hsl(241.875 42.857% 56.078%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #625FBF;
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#625FBF uses 98 red, 95 green and 191 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 38.4%

Green 37.3%

Blue 74.9%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #625FBF is 48.7% cyan, 50.3% magenta, 0.0% yellow and 25.1% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 48.7%

Magenta 50.3%

Yellow 0.0%

Black 25.1%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #6666BB. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #66B in CSS. For a modern design, keep #625FBF when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #6666CC, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand · #6666BB Nearest web-safe · #6666CC

Gradient to complement

#625FBF #716FAF #807F9F #8F8F8F #9E9F7F #ADAF6F #BCBF5F

Color vision previews

Compare how #625FBF appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#326EC2

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#2B67BD

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#407486

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#4669C1

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#4365BE

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#5B66AD

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#6A6A6A

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#66659C

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.12214 G 0.11444 B 0.52100

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.38226 G 0.37295 B 0.72522

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.12077 G 0.11469 B 0.48475

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.220 y 0.173 Y 14.542

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 61.569 M % 62.745 Y % 25.098

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

01100010 01011111 10111111