What color is #645E82?

#645E82 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 #645E82?

The RGB value is 100, 94, 130: 100 red, 94 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645E82?

The complementary color is #7C825E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645E82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645E82 color

#645E82 rgb(100, 94, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #645E82 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 36.9% green and 51% blue (100, 94, 130).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#645E82 color codes

HEX	`#645E82`
RGB	`rgb(100, 94, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 36.9%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 28%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.73, 10.66, -19.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.73, 21.98, 299.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.287, 12.326, 22.794)`
Decimal	`6577794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645E82, 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 #645E82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#645E82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #645E82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645e82; }
.text { color: #645e82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645e82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 94 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645e82, #765e82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #645E82?: #645E82 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 #645E82?: The RGB value is 100, 94, 130: 100 red, 94 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645E82?: The complementary color is #7C825E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645E82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.