What color is #635F85?

#635F85 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 #635F85?

The RGB value is 99, 95, 133: 99 red, 95 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #635F85?

The complementary color is #81855F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #635F85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#635F85 color

#635F85 rgb(99, 95, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #635F85 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 37.3% green and 52.2% blue (99, 95, 133).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#635F85 color codes

HEX	`#635F85`
RGB	`rgb(99, 95, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 37.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 29%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.05, 10.48, -20.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.05, 23.07, 297.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.47, 12.53, 23.895)`
Decimal	`6512517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #635F85, 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 #635F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#635F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #635F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #635f85; }
.text { color: #635f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #635f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 95 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #635f85, #765f85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #635F85?: #635F85 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 #635F85?: The RGB value is 99, 95, 133: 99 red, 95 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #635F85?: The complementary color is #81855F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #635F85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.