What color is #636989?

#636989 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #636989?

The RGB value is 99, 105, 137: 99 red, 105 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #636989?

The complementary color is #898363, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #636989?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#636989 color

#636989 rgb(99, 105, 137)

Shades of blue

The hex color #636989 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 41.2% green and 53.7% blue (99, 105, 137).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#636989 color codes

HEX	`#636989`
RGB	`rgb(99, 105, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 41.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 28%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 23%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.03, 5.41, -18.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.03, 19.16, 286.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.711, 14.562, 25.698)`
Decimal	`6515081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #636989, 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 #636989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#636989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #636989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #636989; }
.text { color: #636989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #636989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 105 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #636989, #706389); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #636989?: #636989 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #636989?: The RGB value is 99, 105, 137: 99 red, 105 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #636989?: The complementary color is #898363, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #636989?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.