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#642159 color: Palatinate Purple

#642159 is rgb(100, 33, 89) in RGB and oklch(37.182% 0.11988 334.766) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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310°
100%

37.2%
0.120
335°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • fuchsia-900
  • Black 61%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.03:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.90:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #642159

#642159 is a deep dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 37.2% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 335°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.03:1 contrast and black text 1.9:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Palatinate Purple (#682860). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #642159 mixed with white

  1. 642159
  2. 743769
  3. 834c78
  4. 936188
  5. a37799
  6. b28da9
  7. c1a3ba
  8. d1b9cb
  9. e0d0dc
  10. f0e7ed

Darker: #642159 mixed with black

  1. 642159
  2. 561b4c
  3. 481640
  4. 3b1034
  5. 2e0b28
  6. 22061d
  7. 160313
  8. 0b0109
  9. 030003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #642159 with less saturation

  1. 642159
  2. 612657
  3. 5e2a54
  4. 5b2d52
  5. 57314f
  6. 54344d
  7. 50374a
  8. 4c3948
  9. 493c45
  10. 443e43

Questions about #642159

What color is #642159?

#642159 is deep dark purple. The closest named color is Palatinate Purple. In RGB it is rgb(100, 33, 89), in HSL hsl(309.85, 50.38%, 26.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.182% 0.11988 334.766).

What colors go well with #642159?

The complementary color of #642159 is #005121. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4f2b72 and #701b38. The triadic partners are #503e00 and #004b5c.

Is white or black text more readable on #642159?

White text reads better on #642159: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and black gives 1.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #642159 a warm or cool color?

#642159 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 335 degrees, its lightness 37.2% and its chroma 0.12.