What color is #645980?

#645980 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 #645980?

The RGB value is 100, 89, 128: 100 red, 89 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645980?

The complementary color is #758059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645980?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645980 color

#645980 rgb(100, 89, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #645980 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 34.9% green and 50.2% blue (100, 89, 128).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#645980 color codes

HEX	`#645980`
RGB	`rgb(100, 89, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 34.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 30%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 30%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.27, 13.25, -20.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.27, 24.21, 303.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.723, 11.413, 21.95)`
Decimal	`6576512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645980, 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 #645980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#645980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #645980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645980; }
.text { color: #645980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 89 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645980, #785980); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #645980?: #645980 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 #645980?: The RGB value is 100, 89, 128: 100 red, 89 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645980?: The complementary color is #758059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645980?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.