What color is #645172?

#645172 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #645172?

The RGB value is 100, 81, 114: 100 red, 81 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645172?

The complementary color is #5F7251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645172?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645172 color

#645172 rgb(100, 81, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #645172 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 31.8% green and 44.7% blue (100, 81, 114).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#645172 color codes

HEX	`#645172`
RGB	`rgb(100, 81, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 31.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 29%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 29%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.5, 14.79, -15.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.5, 21.73, 312.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.235, 9.809, 17.218)`
Decimal	`6574450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645172, 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 #645172	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#645172 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #645172 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645172; }
.text { color: #645172; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645172; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 81 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645172, #725170); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #645172?: #645172 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #645172?: The RGB value is 100, 81, 114: 100 red, 81 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645172?: The complementary color is #5F7251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645172?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.