What color is #644869?

#644869 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 #644869?

The RGB value is 100, 72, 105: 100 red, 72 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #644869?

The complementary color is #4D6948, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644869?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#644869 color

#644869 rgb(100, 72, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #644869 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 28.2% green and 41.2% blue (100, 72, 105).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 31% 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 7.86:1).

#644869 color codes

HEX	`#644869`
RGB	`rgb(100, 72, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 28.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 31%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 31%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.73, 18.34, -14.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.73, 23.4, 321.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.122, 8.364, 14.443)`
Decimal	`6572137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644869, 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 #644869	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644869 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #644869 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644869; }
.text { color: #644869; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644869; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 72 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644869, #69485d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #644869?: #644869 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 #644869?: The RGB value is 100, 72, 105: 100 red, 72 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644869?: The complementary color is #4D6948, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644869?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.