What color is #644C71?

#644C71 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #644C71?

The RGB value is 100, 76, 113: 100 red, 76 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #644C71?

The complementary color is #59714C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644C71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#644C71 color

#644C71 rgb(100, 76, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #644C71 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 29.8% green and 44.3% blue (100, 76, 113).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 20% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#644C71 color codes

HEX	`#644C71`
RGB	`rgb(100, 76, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 29.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 20%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 33%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 33%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.12, 17.67, -17.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.12, 24.81, 315.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.82, 9.071, 16.8)`
Decimal	`6573169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644C71, 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 #644C71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644C71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #644C71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644c71; }
.text { color: #644c71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644c71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 76 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644c71, #714c6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #644C71?: #644C71 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #644C71?: The RGB value is 100, 76, 113: 100 red, 76 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644C71?: The complementary color is #59714C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644C71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.