What color is #67648E?

#67648E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #67648E?

The RGB value is 103, 100, 142: 103 red, 100 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67648E?

The complementary color is #8B8E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67648E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67648E color

#67648E rgb(103, 100, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #67648E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 39.2% green and 55.7% blue (103, 100, 142).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#67648E color codes

HEX	`#67648E`
RGB	`rgb(103, 100, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 39.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 30%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 30%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.16, 11.07, -22.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.16, 25.23, 296.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.032, 13.951, 27.487)`
Decimal	`6775950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67648E, 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 #67648E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#67648E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #67648E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67648e; }
.text { color: #67648e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67648e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 100 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67648e, #7c648e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #67648E?: #67648E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #67648E?: The RGB value is 103, 100, 142: 103 red, 100 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67648E?: The complementary color is #8B8E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67648E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.