#642E9D#642E9D

#642E9D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.171 H 301.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#642E9D
RGB	rgb(100, 46, 157)
HSL	hsl(269, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(269, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.3%, 70.7%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.03, 46.00, -51.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.03, 68.69, 312.05°)
OKLab	oklab(43.44% 0.0904 -0.1453)
OKLCH	oklch(43.44% 0.171 301.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.3169, 7.0976, 32.6128)
Luminance	0.0710 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.88

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#642E9D #679D2E

analogous

#2E309D #642E9D #9C2E9D

triadic

#642E9D #9D642E #2E9D64

tetradic

#642E9D #9D2E30 #679D2E #2E9D9C

square

#642E9D #9D2E30 #679D2E #2E9D9C

split-complementary

#642E9D #9D9C2E #309D2E

monochromatic

#28123E #46206E #642E9D #8241C7 #A170D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.68

#642E9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#642E9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #642E9D

8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##642E9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##642E9D	1.00	8.68	2.42	8.68
#FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004B9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#584862

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #642e9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(100, 46, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.171 301.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#956bbb',
    500: '#642e9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #642e9d;
$custom-light: #956bbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#642e9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 100,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.189,
    "s": 54.68,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43439,
    "c": 0.1711,
    "h": 301.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#642E9D

secondary

#95BD6A

accent

#DE4A96

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F2EBF6

border

#CCC6D0

text

#0E0712

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #642E9D

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

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