What color is #645974?

#645974 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #645974?

The RGB value is 100, 89, 116: 100 red, 89 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645974?

The complementary color is #697459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645974?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645974 color

#645974 rgb(100, 89, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #645974 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 34.9% green and 45.5% blue (100, 89, 116).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#645974 color codes

HEX	`#645974`
RGB	`rgb(100, 89, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 34.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 23%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 23%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.77, 10.29, -13.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.77, 17.11, 306.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.98, 11.115, 18.034)`
Decimal	`6576500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645974, 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 #645974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#645974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #645974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645974; }
.text { color: #645974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 89 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645974, #725974); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #645974?: #645974 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #645974?: The RGB value is 100, 89, 116: 100 red, 89 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645974?: The complementary color is #697459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645974?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.