What color is #646586?

#646586 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646586?

The RGB value is 100, 101, 134: 100 red, 101 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646586?

The complementary color is #868564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646586?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646586 color

#646586 rgb(100, 101, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #646586 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 39.6% green and 52.5% blue (100, 101, 134).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#646586 color codes

HEX	`#646586`
RGB	`rgb(100, 101, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 39.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 25%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.85, 7.39, -18.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.85, 19.8, 291.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.211, 13.738, 24.453)`
Decimal	`6579590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646586, 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 #646586	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646586 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #646586 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646586; }
.text { color: #646586; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646586; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 101 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646586, #746486); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #646586?: #646586 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646586?: The RGB value is 100, 101, 134: 100 red, 101 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646586?: The complementary color is #868564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646586?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.