#642AB8#642AB8

#642AB8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.205 H 295.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#642AB8
RGB	rgb(100, 42, 184)
HSL	hsl(265, 63%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(265, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.7%, 77.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.62, 54.72, -64.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.62, 84.66, 310.27°)
OKLab	oklab(45.26% 0.0881 -0.1852)
OKLCH	oklch(45.26% 0.205 295.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.7329, 7.8256, 46.0723)
Luminance	0.0783 (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

#642AB8 #7EB82A

analogous

#2A37B8 #642AB8 #AB2AB8

triadic

#642AB8 #B8642A #2AB864

tetradic

#642AB8 #B82A37 #7EB82A #2AB8AB

square

#642AB8 #B82A37 #7EB82A #2AB8AB

split-complementary

#642AB8 #B8AB2A #37B82A

monochromatic

#2E1354 #491F86 #642AB8 #834AD6 #A57BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.19

#642AB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#642AB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #642AB8

8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##642AB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##642AB8	1.00	8.19	2.57	8.19
#FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C5170

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #642ab8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(100, 42, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.205 295.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#986ace',
    500: '#642ab8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #642ab8;
$custom-light: #986ace;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#642ab8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 100,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.507,
    "s": 62.832,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45255,
    "c": 0.20504,
    "h": 295.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#642AB8

secondary

#A7C975

accent

#E642A3

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0F0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #642AB8

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

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