What color is #635E82?

#635E82 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #635E82?

The RGB value is 99, 94, 130: 99 red, 94 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #635E82?

The complementary color is #7D825E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #635E82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#635E82 color

#635E82 rgb(99, 94, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #635E82 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 36.9% green and 51% blue (99, 94, 130).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#635E82 color codes

HEX	`#635E82`
RGB	`rgb(99, 94, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 36.9%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 28%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.64, 10.32, -19.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.64, 21.94, 298.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.177, 12.27, 22.789)`
Decimal	`6512258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #635E82, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #635E82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#635E82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #635E82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #635e82; }
.text { color: #635e82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #635e82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 94 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #635e82, #755e82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #635E82?: #635E82 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #635E82?: The RGB value is 99, 94, 130: 99 red, 94 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #635E82?: The complementary color is #7D825E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #635E82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.