What color is #644C6F?

#644C6F 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 #644C6F?

The RGB value is 100, 76, 111: 100 red, 76 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #644C6F?

The complementary color is #576F4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644C6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#644C6F color

#644C6F rgb(100, 76, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #644C6F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 29.8% green and 43.5% blue (100, 76, 111).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 19% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#644C6F color codes

HEX	`#644C6F`
RGB	`rgb(100, 76, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 29.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 19%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 32%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 32%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.03, 17.21, -16.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.03, 23.7, 316.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.709, 9.026, 16.214)`
Decimal	`6573167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644C6F, 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 #644C6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644C6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #644C6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644c6f; }
.text { color: #644c6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644c6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 76 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644c6f, #6f4c69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #644C6F?: #644C6F 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 #644C6F?: The RGB value is 100, 76, 111: 100 red, 76 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644C6F?: The complementary color is #576F4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644C6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.