What color is #645D8A?

#645D8A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #645D8A?

The RGB value is 100, 93, 138: 100 red, 93 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645D8A?

The complementary color is #838A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645D8A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645D8A color

#645D8A rgb(100, 93, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #645D8A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 36.5% green and 54.1% blue (100, 93, 138).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#645D8A color codes

HEX	`#645D8A`
RGB	`rgb(100, 93, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 36.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 33%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 33%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.8, 13.37, -23.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.8, 27.42, 299.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.756, 12.373, 25.703)`
Decimal	`6577546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645D8A, 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 #645D8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#645D8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #645D8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645d8a; }
.text { color: #645d8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645d8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 93 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645d8a, #7a5d8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #645D8A?: #645D8A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #645D8A?: The RGB value is 100, 93, 138: 100 red, 93 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645D8A?: The complementary color is #838A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645D8A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.