What color is #644D74?

#644D74 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 #644D74?

The RGB value is 100, 77, 116: 100 red, 77 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #644D74?

The complementary color is #5D744D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644D74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#644D74 color

#644D74 rgb(100, 77, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #644D74 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 30.2% green and 45.5% blue (100, 77, 116).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#644D74 color codes

HEX	`#644D74`
RGB	`rgb(100, 77, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 30.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 34%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 34%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.51, 17.76, -18.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.51, 25.76, 313.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.061, 9.278, 17.728)`
Decimal	`6573428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644D74, 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 #644D74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644D74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #644D74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644d74; }
.text { color: #644d74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644d74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 77 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644d74, #744d71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #644D74?: #644D74 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 #644D74?: The RGB value is 100, 77, 116: 100 red, 77 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644D74?: The complementary color is #5D744D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644D74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.