What color is #636386?

#636386 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #636386?

The RGB value is 99, 99, 134: 99 red, 99 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #636386?

The complementary color is #868663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #636386?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#636386 color

#636386 rgb(99, 99, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #636386 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 38.8% green and 52.5% blue (99, 99, 134).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#636386 color codes

HEX	`#636386`
RGB	`rgb(99, 99, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 38.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 26%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.21, 8.28, -19.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.21, 21.07, 293.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.909, 13.297, 24.383)`
Decimal	`6513542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #636386, 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 #636386	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#636386 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #636386 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #636386; }
.text { color: #636386; }
.border { border: 2px solid #636386; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 99 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #636386, #746386); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #636386?: #636386 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #636386?: The RGB value is 99, 99, 134: 99 red, 99 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #636386?: The complementary color is #868663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #636386?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.