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#642e71 color: Imperial

#642e71 is rgb(100, 46, 113) in RGB and oklch(40.334% 0.12189 319.496) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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288°
100%

40.3%
0.122
319°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-900
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.67:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.17:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #642e71

#642e71 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 40.3% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 319°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.67:1 contrast and black text 2.17:1, 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: #642e71 mixed with white

  1. 642e71
  2. 73427f
  3. 82568d
  4. 916a9b
  5. a17fa9
  6. b093b7
  7. c0a8c5
  8. cfbdd4
  9. dfd3e2
  10. efe9f0

Darker: #642e71 mixed with black

  1. 642e71
  2. 562761
  3. 481f52
  4. 3b1843
  5. 2e1235
  6. 220b27
  7. 16061a
  8. 0b020e
  9. 030104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #642e71 with less saturation

  1. 642e71
  2. 61326d
  3. 5f3569
  4. 5c3865
  5. 5a3b61
  6. 573e5d
  7. 544059
  8. 514255
  9. 4f4551
  10. 4c474d

Questions about #642e71

What color is #642e71?

#642e71 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Imperial. In RGB it is rgb(100, 46, 113), in HSL hsl(288.36, 42.14%, 31.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.334% 0.12189 319.496).

What colors go well with #642e71?

The complementary color of #642e71 is #1d5708. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #493985 and #762652. The triadic partners are #654000 and #00565b.

Is white or black text more readable on #642e71?

White text reads better on #642e71: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and black gives 2.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #642e71 a warm or cool color?

#642e71 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 319 degrees, its lightness 40.3% and its chroma 0.122.