Palettes / Colors / #625AA8

#625AA8 — Dusty Blue

#625AA8 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #625AA8 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#625AA8 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A1A95B; it also sits naturally between #5B7AA9 and #8A5BA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 38% · Green 35% · Blue 66%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 0% · Key 34%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #625AA8

.text { color: #625AA8; }
.background { background-color: #625AA8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #625AA8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(98, 90, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(246, 31%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #625AA8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(98, 90, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #625AA8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(98, 90, 168, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#625AA8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#625AA8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A1A95B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #625AA8: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #625AA8

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #625AA8 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #625AA8 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #625AA8?

#625AA8 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 98, 90, 168). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #625AA8?

#625AA8 is RGB 98, 90, 168 — HSL 246°, 31%, 51% — CMYK 42%, 46%, 0%, 34%.

What colors go with #625AA8?

Its complement is #A1A95B; analogous partners are #5B7AA9 and #8A5BA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #625AA8 for text?

White text on #625AA8 has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.55:1.