What color is #640340?

#640340 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #640340?

The RGB value is 100, 3, 64: 100 red, 3 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #640340?

The complementary color is #036427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #640340?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#640340 color

#640340 rgb(100, 3, 64)

Shades of purple

The hex color #640340 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 1.2% green and 25.1% blue (100, 3, 64).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 94% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 97% magenta, 36% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

#640340 color codes

HEX	`#640340`
RGB	`rgb(100, 3, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 1.2%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 94%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 97%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 97%, 36%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.62, 43.59, -9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.62, 44.53, 348.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.214, 3.145, 5.129)`
Decimal	`6554432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #640340, 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 #640340	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#640340 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #640340 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #640340; }
.text { color: #640340; }
.border { border: 2px solid #640340; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 3 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #640340, #640310); }

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Questions

What color is #640340?: #640340 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #640340?: The RGB value is 100, 3, 64: 100 red, 3 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #640340?: The complementary color is #036427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #640340?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.