#642AB4#642AB4

#642AB4 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.201 H 296.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#642AB4
RGB	rgb(100, 42, 180)
HSL	hsl(265, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(265, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 76.7%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.26, 53.70, -62.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.26, 82.64, 310.53°)
OKLab	oklab(44.9% 0.0892 -0.1799)
OKLCH	oklch(44.9% 0.201 296.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.3195, 7.6602, 43.8953)
Luminance	0.0766 (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

#642AB4 #7AB42A

analogous

#2A35B4 #642AB4 #A92AB4

triadic

#642AB4 #B4642A #2AB464

tetradic

#642AB4 #B42A35 #7AB42A #2AB4A9

square

#642AB4 #B42A35 #7AB42A #2AB4A9

split-complementary

#642AB4 #B4A92A #35B42A

monochromatic

#2D1351 #481E82 #642AB4 #8247D4 #A479E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.29

#642AB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#642AB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #642AB4

8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##642AB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##642AB4	1.00	8.29	2.53	8.29
#FFFFFF	8.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E4F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #642ab4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(100, 42, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.201 296.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#986acc',
    500: '#642ab4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #642ab4;
$custom-light: #986acc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#642ab4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 100,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.217,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.449,
    "c": 0.20077,
    "h": 296.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07661
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#642AB4

secondary

#A4C872

accent

#E543A1

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0F0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #642AB4

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

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