What color is #640074?

#640074 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Vortex. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #640074?

The RGB value is 100, 0, 116: 100 red, 0 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #640074?

The complementary color is #107400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #640074?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#640074 color

#640074 rgb(100, 0, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #640074 is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 0% green and 45.5% blue (100, 0, 116).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Vortex (#540D6E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#640074 color codes

HEX	`#640074`
RGB	`rgb(100, 0, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 0%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 100%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 100%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.57, 52.2, -39.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.57, 65.24, 323.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.408, 3.971, 16.843)`
Decimal	`6553716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #640074, 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 #640074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#640074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #640074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #640074; }
.text { color: #640074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #640074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 0 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #640074, #74004a); }

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Questions

What color is #640074?: #640074 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Vortex. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #640074?: The RGB value is 100, 0, 116: 100 red, 0 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #640074?: The complementary color is #107400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #640074?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.