#642EA0#642EA0

#642EA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.174 H 301.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#642EA0
RGB	rgb(100, 46, 160)
HSL	hsl(268, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(268, 71%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.5%, 71.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.26, 46.76, -52.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.26, 70.27, 311.72°)
OKLab	oklab(43.68% 0.0899 -0.1495)
OKLCH	oklch(43.68% 0.174 301)
XYZ	xyz(12.5761, 7.2013, 33.9783)
Luminance	0.0720 (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

#642EA0 #6AA02E

analogous

#2E31A0 #642EA0 #9D2EA0

triadic

#642EA0 #A0642E #2EA064

tetradic

#642EA0 #A02E31 #6AA02E #2EA09D

square

#642EA0 #A02E31 #6AA02E #2EA09D

split-complementary

#642EA0 #A09D2E #31A02E

monochromatic

#291341 #462070 #642EA0 #8242C9 #A272D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.61

#642EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#642EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #642EA0

8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##642EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##642EA0	1.00	8.61	2.44	8.61
#FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004B9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574964

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #642ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(100, 46, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.174 301.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#956bbd',
    500: '#642ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #642ea0;
$custom-light: #956bbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#642ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 100,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.421,
    "s": 55.34,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43677,
    "c": 0.17445,
    "h": 301
  },
  "luminance": 0.07201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#642EA0

secondary

#97BE6C

accent

#DF4998

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F2EBF7

border

#CCC6D0

text

#0E0712

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #642EA0

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

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