What color is #645B86?

#645B86 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #645B86?

The RGB value is 100, 91, 134: 100 red, 91 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645B86?

The complementary color is #7D865B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645B86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645B86 color

#645B86 rgb(100, 91, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #645B86 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 35.7% green and 52.5% blue (100, 91, 134).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#645B86 color codes

HEX	`#645B86`
RGB	`rgb(100, 91, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 35.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 32%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 32%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.08, 13.55, -22.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.08, 26.4, 300.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.299, 11.913, 24.148)`
Decimal	`6577030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645B86, 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 #645B86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#645B86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #645B86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645b86; }
.text { color: #645b86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645b86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 91 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645b86, #795b86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #645B86?: #645B86 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #645B86?: The RGB value is 100, 91, 134: 100 red, 91 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645B86?: The complementary color is #7D865B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645B86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.