What color is #646EDA?

#646EDA is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Öyster Cult. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646EDA?

The RGB value is 100, 110, 218: 100 red, 110 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646EDA?

The complementary color is #DAD064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646EDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646EDA color

#646EDA rgb(100, 110, 218)

Shades of blue

The hex color #646EDA is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 43.1% green and 85.5% blue (100, 110, 218).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 61% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Blue Öyster Cult (#5577EE), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#646EDA color codes

HEX	`#646EDA`
RGB	`rgb(100, 110, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 43.1%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 61%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 54%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 50%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.6, 26.69, -56.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.6, 62.71, 295.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.482, 18.922, 68.731)`
Decimal	`6581978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646EDA, 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 #646EDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#646EDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	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 #646EDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646eda; }
.text { color: #646eda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646eda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 110 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646eda, #9564da); }

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Questions

What color is #646EDA?: #646EDA is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Öyster Cult. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646EDA?: The RGB value is 100, 110, 218: 100 red, 110 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646EDA?: The complementary color is #DAD064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646EDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.