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#643e9e color: Poppy Pompadour

#643e9e is rgb(100, 62, 158) in RGB and oklch(45.785% 0.15001 298.539) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

45.8%
0.150
299°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Purple
  • purple-800
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.71:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.72:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #643e9e

#643e9e is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 45.8% lightness, 0.15 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.71:1 contrast and black text 2.72:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Poppy Pompadour (#6b3fa0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-800.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #643e9e mixed with white

  1. 643e9e
  2. 7252a9
  3. 8065b3
  4. 8f78bd
  5. 9e8bc7
  6. ad9dd1
  7. bdb1da
  8. cdc4e4
  9. ddd7ed
  10. eeebf6

Darker: #643e9e mixed with black

  1. 643e9e
  2. 563589
  3. 482b74
  4. 3b2360
  5. 2e1a4d
  6. 22123a
  7. 160a29
  8. 0b0418
  9. 030109
  10. 000001

Calmer: #643e9e with less saturation

  1. 643e9e
  2. 624297
  3. 614590
  4. 60488a
  5. 5e4b83
  6. 5d4e7c
  7. 5c5075
  8. 5a526e
  9. 595466
  10. 58565f

Questions about #643e9e

What color is #643e9e?

#643e9e is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Poppy Pompadour. In RGB it is rgb(100, 62, 158), in HSL hsl(263.75, 43.64%, 43.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.785% 0.15001 298.539).

What colors go well with #643e9e?

The complementary color of #643e9e is #516000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #354eaa and #823080. The triadic partners are #8a4000 and #006a58.

Is white or black text more readable on #643e9e?

White text reads better on #643e9e: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and black gives 2.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #643e9e a warm or cool color?

#643e9e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 45.8% and its chroma 0.15.