#642AAE#642AAE

#642AAE is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.194 H 297.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#642AAE
RGB	rgb(100, 42, 174)
HSL	hsl(266, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(266, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.5%, 75.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.75, 52.18, -60.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.75, 79.58, 310.98°)
OKLab	oklab(44.38% 0.0907 -0.1719)
OKLCH	oklch(44.38% 0.194 297.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.7215, 7.4210, 40.7457)
Luminance	0.0742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#642AAE #74AE2A

analogous

#2A32AE #642AAE #A62AAE

triadic

#642AAE #AE642A #2AAE64

tetradic

#642AAE #AE2A32 #74AE2A #2AAEA6

square

#642AAE #AE2A32 #74AE2A #2AAEA6

split-complementary

#642AAE #AEA62A #32AE2A

monochromatic

#2B124B #481E7D #642AAE #8243D2 #A375DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#642AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#642AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #642AAE

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##642AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##642AAE	1.00	8.45	2.48	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#514D6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #642aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(100, 42, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.194 297.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#976ac7',
    500: '#642aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #642aae;
$custom-light: #976ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#642aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 100,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.364,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44377,
    "c": 0.19437,
    "h": 297.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#642AAE

secondary

#9FC56F

accent

#E4449E

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF8

border

#CCC6D1

text

#0E0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #642AAE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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