What color is #646986?

#646986 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 #646986?

The RGB value is 100, 105, 134: 100 red, 105 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646986?

The complementary color is #868164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646986?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646986 color

#646986 rgb(100, 105, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #646986 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 41.2% green and 52.5% blue (100, 105, 134).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% 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 5.38:1).

#646986 color codes

HEX	`#646986`
RGB	`rgb(100, 105, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 41.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 22%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.99, 4.95, -16.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.99, 17.36, 286.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.609, 14.533, 24.585)`
Decimal	`6580614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646986, 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 #646986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #646986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646986; }
.text { color: #646986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 105 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646986, #706486); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #646986?: #646986 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 #646986?: The RGB value is 100, 105, 134: 100 red, 105 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646986?: The complementary color is #868164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646986?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.