#625F85
Slate Gray · medium cool blue
About #625F85
#625F85 is a muted, medium shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 38% red, 37% green and 52% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Slate Gray and Eggplant (ΔE 19.3); Eggplant comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #82855F — a moss tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #625F85 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 6.01:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.01:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #625F85?
#625F85 is a muted, medium shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 38% red, 37% green and 52% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #625F85?
Use white text. White on #625F85 has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #625F85?
Its complementary colour is #82855F, and analogous partners are #5F6F85 and #755F85.