What color is #635E90?

#635E90 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #635E90?

The RGB value is 99, 94, 144: 99 red, 94 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #635E90?

The complementary color is #8B905E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #635E90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#635E90 color

#635E90 rgb(99, 94, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #635E90 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 36.9% green and 56.5% blue (99, 94, 144).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#635E90 color codes

HEX	`#635E90`
RGB	`rgb(99, 94, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 36.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 35%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.26, 14.05, -26.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.26, 30.3, 297.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.181, 12.671, 28.079)`
Decimal	`6512272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #635E90, 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 #635E90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#635E90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #635E90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #635e90; }
.text { color: #635e90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #635e90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 94 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #635e90, #7c5e90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #635E90?: #635E90 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #635E90?: The RGB value is 99, 94, 144: 99 red, 94 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #635E90?: The complementary color is #8B905E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #635E90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.