#642ed9

Color #642ed9

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Blue Violet #8a2be2 · ΔE 10.13 Nearest Tailwind class violet-700 #7008e7 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#642ed9

RGB

rgb(100, 46, 217)

HSL

hsl(258.9, 69.2%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.9, 78.8%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(53.9%, 78.8%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(37.25, 61.57, -77.89)

LCH

lch(37.25, 99.29, 308.33)

OKLCH

oklch(48.7%, 0.2364, 288.6)

HWB

hwb(258.9, 18%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3d92e

Analogous

#2e4ed9

#642ed9

#b92ed9

Triadic

#642ed9

#d9642e

#2ed964

Split-complementary

#642ed9

#d9b92e

#4ed92e

Tetradic

#642ed9

#d92ea3

#a3d92e

#2ed964

Square

#642ed9

#d92e4e

#a3d92e

#2ed9b9

Shades

Color #642ed9 mixed toward black.

#5222ba

#411b94

#31146f

#210e4a

#100725

Tints

Color #642ed9 mixed toward white.

#7e51df

#9874e6

#b197ec

#cbb9f2

#e5dcf9

Tones

Color #642ed9 mixed toward gray.

#693ccb

#6f4bbd

#7459ae

#7967a0

#7e7592

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.93:1

White text reads better on this background (7.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5251c1 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#5558ba · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#62aba5 · ΔE 45.2

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 30.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #642ed9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#642ed9]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#642ed9 (#642ed9) is rgb(100, 46, 217) in RGB.

No, #642ed9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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