What color is #646286?

#646286 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646286?

The RGB value is 100, 98, 134: 100 red, 98 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646286?

The complementary color is #848662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646286?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646286 color

#646286 rgb(100, 98, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #646286 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 38.4% green and 52.5% blue (100, 98, 134).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#646286 color codes

HEX	`#646286`
RGB	`rgb(100, 98, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 38.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 27%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 27%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.01, 9.23, -19.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.01, 21.72, 295.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.925, 13.166, 24.357)`
Decimal	`6578822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646286, 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 #646286	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646286 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #646286 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646286; }
.text { color: #646286; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646286; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 98 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646286, #766286); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #646286?: #646286 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646286?: The RGB value is 100, 98, 134: 100 red, 98 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646286?: The complementary color is #848662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646286?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.