Palettes / Colors / #625F88

#625F88 — Dusty Blue

#625F88 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dimgray (#696969) — not an exact match. CSS dimgray gives you #696969, a different color; use #625F88 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.

#625F88 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 #85875E; it also sits naturally between #5E7087 and #765E87. 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 37% · Blue 53%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 0% · Key 47%

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

Previews

CSS code for #625F88

.text { color: #625F88; }
.background { background-color: #625F88; }
.border { border: 3px solid #625F88; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(98, 95, 136); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 18%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #625F88; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(98, 95, 136, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #625F88; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(98, 95, 136, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#625F88">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#625F88">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #85875E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #625F88: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #625F88

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 #625F88 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 #625F88 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

← #625F87  ·  #625F89 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #625F88?

#625F88 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 98, 95, 136). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #625F88?

#625F88 is RGB 98, 95, 136 — HSL 244°, 18%, 45% — CMYK 28%, 30%, 0%, 47%.

What colors go with #625F88?

Its complement is #85875E; analogous partners are #5E7087 and #765E87. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #625F88 for text?

White text on #625F88 has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.51:1.