What color is #645587?

#645587 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #645587?

The RGB value is 100, 85, 135: 100 red, 85 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645587?

The complementary color is #788755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645587?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645587 color

#645587 rgb(100, 85, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #645587 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 33.3% green and 52.9% blue (100, 85, 135).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 23% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#645587 color codes

HEX	`#645587`
RGB	`rgb(100, 85, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 33.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 23%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 37%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 37%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.51, 17.55, -25.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.51, 31.12, 304.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.876, 10.955, 24.353)`
Decimal	`6575495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645587, 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 #645587	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#645587 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #645587 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645587; }
.text { color: #645587; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645587; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 85 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645587, #7d5587); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #645587?: #645587 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #645587?: The RGB value is 100, 85, 135: 100 red, 85 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645587?: The complementary color is #788755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645587?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.