What color is #645F85?

#645F85 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 #645F85?

The RGB value is 100, 95, 133: 100 red, 95 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645F85?

The complementary color is #80855F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645F85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645F85 color

#645F85 rgb(100, 95, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #645F85 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 37.3% green and 52.2% blue (100, 95, 133).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#645F85 color codes

HEX	`#645F85`
RGB	`rgb(100, 95, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 37.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 29%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.13, 10.81, -20.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.13, 23.1, 297.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.58, 12.587, 23.9)`
Decimal	`6578053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645F85, 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 #645F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#645F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #645F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645f85; }
.text { color: #645f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 95 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645f85, #775f85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #645F85?: #645F85 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 #645F85?: The RGB value is 100, 95, 133: 100 red, 95 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645F85?: The complementary color is #80855F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645F85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.