What color is #644370?

#644370 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #644370?

The RGB value is 100, 67, 112: 100 red, 67 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #644370?

The complementary color is #4F7043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644370?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#644370 color

#644370 rgb(100, 67, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #644370 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 26.3% green and 43.9% blue (100, 67, 112).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 25% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#644370 color codes

HEX	`#644370`
RGB	`rgb(100, 67, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 26.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 25%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 40%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 40%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.76, 23.02, -20.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.76, 30.78, 318.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.187, 7.894, 16.313)`
Decimal	`6570864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644370, 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 #644370	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644370 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #644370 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644370; }
.text { color: #644370; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644370; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 67 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644370, #704365); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #644370?: #644370 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #644370?: The RGB value is 100, 67, 112: 100 red, 67 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644370?: The complementary color is #4F7043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644370?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.