What color is #646784?

#646784 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646784?

The RGB value is 100, 103, 132: 100 red, 103 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646784?

The complementary color is #848164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646784?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646784 color

#646784 rgb(100, 103, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #646784 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 40.4% green and 51.8% blue (100, 103, 132).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#646784 color codes

HEX	`#646784`
RGB	`rgb(100, 103, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 40.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 24%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 22%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.34, 5.65, -16.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.34, 17.37, 288.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.27, 14.075, 23.79)`
Decimal	`6580100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646784, 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 #646784	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646784 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #646784 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646784; }
.text { color: #646784; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646784; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 103 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646784, #716484); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #646784?: #646784 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646784?: The RGB value is 100, 103, 132: 100 red, 103 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646784?: The complementary color is #848164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646784?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.