What color is #646983?

#646983 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 #646983?

The RGB value is 100, 105, 131: 100 red, 105 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646983?

The complementary color is #837E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646983?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646983 color

#646983 rgb(100, 105, 131)

Shades of blue

The hex color #646983 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 41.2% green and 51.4% blue (100, 105, 131).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#646983 color codes

HEX	`#646983`
RGB	`rgb(100, 105, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 41.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 20%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.87, 4.18, -15.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.87, 15.59, 285.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.403, 14.451, 23.499)`
Decimal	`6580611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646983, 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 #646983	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646983 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #646983 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646983; }
.text { color: #646983; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646983; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 105 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646983, #6f6483); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #646983?: #646983 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 #646983?: The RGB value is 100, 105, 131: 100 red, 105 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646983?: The complementary color is #837E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646983?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.