#642CA2#642CA2

#642CA2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.179 H 300.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#642CA2
RGB	rgb(100, 44, 162)
HSL	hsl(268, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(268, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.3%, 72.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.08, 48.23, -53.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.08, 72.37, 311.79°)
OKLab	oklab(43.6% 0.0916 -0.1539)
OKLCH	oklch(43.6% 0.179 300.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.6762, 7.1192, 34.8817)
Luminance	0.0712 (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

#642CA2 #6AA22C

analogous

#2C2FA2 #642CA2 #9F2CA2

triadic

#642CA2 #A2642C #2CA264

tetradic

#642CA2 #A22C2F #6AA22C #2CA29F

square

#642CA2 #A22C2F #6AA22C #2CA29F

split-complementary

#642CA2 #A29F2C #2FA22C

monochromatic

#291242 #461F72 #642CA2 #8240CB #A270D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.66

#642CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#642CA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #642CA2

8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##642CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##642CA2	1.00	8.66	2.42	8.66
#FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#564964

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #642ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(100, 44, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.179 300.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#966abe',
    500: '#642ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #642ca2;
$custom-light: #966abe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#642ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 100,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.475,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43596,
    "c": 0.1791,
    "h": 300.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#642CA2

secondary

#97BF6A

accent

#E14798

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F2EBF7

border

#CCC6D0

text

#0E0712

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #642CA2

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

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