What color is #644766?

#644766 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #644766?

The RGB value is 100, 71, 102: 100 red, 71 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #644766?

The complementary color is #496647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644766?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#644766 color

#644766 rgb(100, 71, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #644766 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 27.8% green and 40% blue (100, 71, 102).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 18% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#644766 color codes

HEX	`#644766`
RGB	`rgb(100, 71, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 27.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 18%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 30%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 30%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.35, 18.3, -13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.35, 22.58, 324.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.907, 8.175, 13.624)`
Decimal	`6571878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644766, 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 #644766	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644766 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #644766 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644766; }
.text { color: #644766; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644766; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 71 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644766, #664759); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #644766?: #644766 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #644766?: The RGB value is 100, 71, 102: 100 red, 71 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644766?: The complementary color is #496647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644766?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.