#642AB5#642AB5

#642AB5 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.202 H 296.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#642AB5
RGB	rgb(100, 42, 181)
HSL	hsl(265, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(265, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.8%, 76.8%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.35, 53.96, -63.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.35, 83.14, 310.46°)
OKLab	oklab(44.99% 0.0889 -0.1812)
OKLCH	oklch(44.99% 0.202 296.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.4218, 7.7011, 44.4337)
Luminance	0.0770 (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

#642AB5 #7BB52A

analogous

#2A35B5 #642AB5 #A92AB5

triadic

#642AB5 #B5642A #2AB564

tetradic

#642AB5 #B52A35 #7BB52A #2AB5A9

square

#642AB5 #B52A35 #7BB52A #2AB5A9

split-complementary

#642AB5 #B5A92A #35B52A

monochromatic

#2D1352 #491E83 #642AB5 #8248D4 #A479E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.27

#642AB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#642AB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #642AB5

8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##642AB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##642AB5	1.00	8.27	2.54	8.27
#FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E506E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #642ab5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(100, 42, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.202 296.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#986acc',
    500: '#642ab5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #642ab5;
$custom-light: #986acc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#642ab5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 100,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.036,
    "s": 62.332,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44989,
    "c": 0.20185,
    "h": 296.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07701
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#642AB5

secondary

#A4C873

accent

#E542A1

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0F0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #642AB5

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

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