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#624BBE Color

#624BBE is rgb(98, 75, 190) in RGB, hsl(252, 47%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 61%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Plump Purple (#5946B2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.37. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#624BBE
HEX#624BBE
RGBrgb(98, 75, 190)
HSLhsl(252, 47%, 52%)
HSVhsv(252, 61%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 61%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(50% 0.173 287.7)
LABlab(39.38% 32.57 -58.45)
LCHlch(39.38% 66.91 299.13)

What #624BBE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #624BBE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#624BBE Channel Values

How #624BBE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 98 · G 75 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 47% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 61% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.42:1 vs white · 3.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #624BBE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #624BBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #624BBE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #624BBE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #624BBE.

How #624BBE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#624BBE
Protanopia#4F4FBE
Protanomaly#574EBE
Deuteranopia#5353BE
Deuteranomaly#5A50BE
Tritanopia#486464
Tritanomaly#545B91
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #624BBE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-624bbe: #624BBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #624BBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-624bbe': '#624BBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.384, green: 0.294, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_624bbe">#624BBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#624BBE"

More Blue Colors

#624BBE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#624BBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #624BBE?

#624BBE is a mid-tone blue — rgb(98, 75, 190) in RGB and hsl(252, 47%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Plump Purple (#5946B2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.37.

What is the RGB value of #624BBE?

#624BBE is rgb(98, 75, 190) — red 98, green 75, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #624BBE?

#624BBE converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 61%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #624BBE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #624BBE scores 6.42:1 against white and 3.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #624BBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #624BBE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 5.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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