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#642e61 color: Intense Mauve

#642e61 is rgb(100, 46, 97) in RGB and oklch(39.421% 0.10513 329.463) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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303°
100%

39.4%
0.105
329°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • fuchsia-900
  • Black 61%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.97:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.11:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #642e61

#642e61 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 39.4% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 329°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.97:1 contrast and black text 2.11:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Intense Mauve (#682d63). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #642e61 mixed with white

  1. 642e61
  2. 734270
  3. 83557f
  4. 92698e
  5. a17e9e
  6. b192ae
  7. c0a7bd
  8. d0bdce
  9. dfd2de
  10. efe9ee

Darker: #642e61 mixed with black

  1. 642e61
  2. 562753
  3. 481f46
  4. 3b1839
  5. 2e122d
  6. 220b21
  7. 160615
  8. 0b020b
  9. 030103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #642e61 with less saturation

  1. 642e61
  2. 61315e
  3. 5f345c
  4. 5c3759
  5. 593957
  6. 563c54
  7. 533e51
  8. 50404e
  9. 4d424c
  10. 494449

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Colors that go with #642e61

Complementary
#642e61#085524
Analogous
#642e61#4f3676#712944
Triadic
#642e61#5b4200#005260
Split
#642e61#404d00#005547

Questions about #642e61

What color is #642e61?

#642e61 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Intense Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(100, 46, 97), in HSL hsl(303.33, 36.99%, 28.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.421% 0.10513 329.463).

What colors go well with #642e61?

The complementary color of #642e61 is #085524. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4f3676 and #712944. The triadic partners are #5b4200 and #005260.

Is white or black text more readable on #642e61?

White text reads better on #642e61: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and black gives 2.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #642e61 a warm or cool color?

#642e61 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 329 degrees, its lightness 39.4% and its chroma 0.105.