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#642e6e color: Imperial

#642e6e is rgb(100, 46, 110) in RGB and oklch(40.153% 0.11864 321.164) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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291°
100%

40.2%
0.119
321°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • fuchsia-900
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.73:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.16:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #642e6e

#642e6e is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 40.2% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 321°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.73:1 contrast and black text 2.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Imperial (#602f6b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #642e6e mixed with white

  1. 642e6e
  2. 73427c
  3. 82568a
  4. 916a99
  5. a17ea7
  6. b093b5
  7. c0a8c4
  8. cfbdd3
  9. dfd3e1
  10. efe9f0

Darker: #642e6e mixed with black

  1. 642e6e
  2. 56275f
  3. 481f50
  4. 3b1841
  5. 2e1233
  6. 220b26
  7. 160619
  8. 0b020e
  9. 030104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #642e6e with less saturation

  1. 642e6e
  2. 61326a
  3. 5f3567
  4. 5c3863
  5. 5a3b5f
  6. 573d5c
  7. 544058
  8. 514254
  9. 4e4450
  10. 4b464c

Questions about #642e6e

What color is #642e6e?

#642e6e is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Imperial. In RGB it is rgb(100, 46, 110), in HSL hsl(290.63, 41.03%, 30.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.153% 0.11864 321.164).

What colors go well with #642e6e?

The complementary color of #642e6e is #1a5710. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a3982 and #752650. The triadic partners are #634000 and #00555b.

Is white or black text more readable on #642e6e?

White text reads better on #642e6e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and black gives 2.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #642e6e a warm or cool color?

#642e6e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 321 degrees, its lightness 40.2% and its chroma 0.119.