Close to Blue Gray

#629DCE

#629DCE is a mid-tone, rich blue, close to the color Blue Gray. In RGB it’s made of 38.4% red, 61.6% green, and 80.8% blue. Its hue is 207°, with 52% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

2.90:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

7.23:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

2.90:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

7.23:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #629DCE as they’d see it.

Typical vision#629DCE
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #629DCE?

#629DCE is a mid-tone, rich blue, close to the color Blue Gray. In RGB it’s made of 38.4% red, 61.6% green, and 80.8% blue. Its hue is 207°, with 52% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #629DCE in RGB?

#629DCE is rgb(98, 157, 206): 98 red, 157 green, and 206 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #629DCE in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(52, 24, 0, 19). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #629DCE?

PANTONE 284 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #629DCE?

Its complement #BE8E66 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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