What color is #645469?

#645469 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #645469?

The RGB value is 100, 84, 105: 100 red, 84 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645469?

The complementary color is #596954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645469?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645469 color

#645469 rgb(100, 84, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #645469 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 32.9% green and 41.2% blue (100, 84, 105).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#645469 color codes

HEX	`#645469`
RGB	`rgb(100, 84, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 32.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 20%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 20%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.97, 10.86, -9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.97, 14.51, 318.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.975, 10.07, 14.727)`
Decimal	`6575209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645469, 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 #645469	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#645469 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #645469 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645469; }
.text { color: #645469; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645469; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 84 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645469, #695463); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #645469?: #645469 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #645469?: The RGB value is 100, 84, 105: 100 red, 84 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645469?: The complementary color is #596954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645469?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.