Close to Dark Slate Blue
#642D71
#642D71 is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Dark Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 39.2% red, 17.6% green, and 44.3% blue. Its hue is 289°, with 43% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #642D71.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
9.74:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.16:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.74:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.16:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #642D71 as they’d see it.
#642D71 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #642D71
What color is #642D71?
#642D71 is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Dark Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 39.2% red, 17.6% green, and 44.3% blue. Its hue is 289°, with 43% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #642D71 in RGB?
#642D71 is rgb(100, 45, 113): 100 red, 45 green, and 113 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #642D71 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(12, 60, 0, 56). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #642D71?
PANTONE 267 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #642D71?
Its complement #134F0A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.