What color is #644769?

#644769 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #644769?

The RGB value is 100, 71, 105: 100 red, 71 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #644769?

The complementary color is #4C6947, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644769?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#644769 color

#644769 rgb(100, 71, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #644769 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 27.8% green and 41.2% blue (100, 71, 105).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#644769 color codes

HEX	`#644769`
RGB	`rgb(100, 71, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 27.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 32%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 32%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.47, 18.96, -14.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.47, 24.13, 321.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.058, 8.236, 14.422)`
Decimal	`6571881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644769, 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 #644769	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644769 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #644769 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644769; }
.text { color: #644769; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644769; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 71 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644769, #69475d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #644769?: #644769 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #644769?: The RGB value is 100, 71, 105: 100 red, 71 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644769?: The complementary color is #4C6947, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644769?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.