What color is #645E88?

#645E88 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 #645E88?

The RGB value is 100, 94, 136: 100 red, 94 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645E88?

The complementary color is #82885E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645E88?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645E88 color

#645E88 rgb(100, 94, 136)

Shades of blue

The hex color #645E88 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 36.9% green and 53.3% blue (100, 94, 136).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#645E88 color codes

HEX	`#645E88`
RGB	`rgb(100, 94, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 36.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 31%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 31%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.99, 12.22, -22.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.99, 25.56, 298.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.701, 12.492, 24.977)`
Decimal	`6577800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645E88, 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 #645E88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#645E88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #645E88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645e88; }
.text { color: #645e88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645e88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 94 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645e88, #795e88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #645E88?: #645E88 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 #645E88?: The RGB value is 100, 94, 136: 100 red, 94 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645E88?: The complementary color is #82885E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645E88?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.