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#632cdf

a balanced, vivid violet · cool · closest name: Blue Violet

RGB
99, 44, 223
HSL
258°, 74%, 52%
CMYK
56, 80, 0, 13
Luminance
0.0978

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #632cdf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#632cdf
Hue
258°
violet
Saturation
74%
vivid
Lightness
52%
balanced
Brightness
87%
HSV value
Perceived
39%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.0978
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
73/100 cool
Color family
Violet
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
White
7.10:1
Closest name
Blue Violet
ΔE2000 5.9
Where it sits
Hue258° of 360°
Saturation74%
Lightness52%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool73% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#632cdf
RGBrgb(99, 44, 223)
HSLhsl(258, 74%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 80%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(37.5 63.8 -81.0)
LCHlch(37.5 103.1 308.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.490 0.244 287.4)
Decimal6499551
Display P3color(display-p3 0.388 0.173 0.875)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #632cdf;
background-color: #632cdf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#632cdf] bg-[#632cdf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #632cdf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.388, green: 0.173, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#632cdf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF632CDF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(223, 44, 99)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #632cdf · 7.10:1
Use #ffffffAAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 7.10:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Aa
Black text · 2.96:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #632cdf as text scores 7.10:1 on white and 2.96:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#632cdf on white: 7.10:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#632cdf on black: 2.96:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #005CE4
deuteranopia · #0053DC
tritanopia · #2A6287

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #632cdf is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F6F3FC
#ECE7F8
#D6C8F3
#B79EF0
#936DE9
#632cdf
#5820D5
#491BB1
#3A158E
#2D1467
#1C0C40
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F6F3FCDarkest = 950 · #1C0C40
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6F3FC;
  --brand-100: #ECE7F8;
  --brand-200: #D6C8F3;
  --brand-300: #B79EF0;
  --brand-400: #936DE9;
  --brand-500: #632cdf;
  --brand-600: #5820D5;
  --brand-700: #491BB1;
  --brand-800: #3A158E;
  --brand-900: #2D1467;
  --brand-950: #1C0C40;
  --brand: #632cdf;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #632cdf

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#F6F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#CEC0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#634B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#ACB517
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#2E116F
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EFE9FC
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#191424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #632cdf

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text on black or near-black surfaces
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#A8DF2C
Analogous left#2C4FDF
Analogous right#BC2CDF
Split-complement 1#DFBC2C
Split-complement 2#4FDF2C
Triadic 1#DF632C
Triadic 2#2CDF63
Tetradic#DF2C4F

RGB percentages

Red38.8%
Green17.3%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan55.6%
Magenta80.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#632cdf text on a black background

contrast 2.96:1

Card sample

#632cdf text on a white background

contrast 7.10:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #632cdf;
Background color
Panel with #632cdf background
background-color: #632cdf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #632cdf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(99, 44, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(99, 44, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #632cdf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #632cdf, #DA2CDF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #632cdf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#632cdf in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Creative toolsFintechBeautyLuxury
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#632cdf, answered

What color is #632cdf?

#632cdf is a balanced vivid violet, closest to Blue Violet (ΔE2000 5.9). It sits at 258° on the hue wheel with 74% saturation and 52% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #632cdf?

rgb(99, 44, 223) — 99 red, 44 green and 223 blue out of 255, or 38.8% / 17.3% / 87.5% by channel.

Is #632cdf a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.0978 and perceived brightness is 39%, so white text on it reaches 7.10:1.

Should I use black or white text on #632cdf?

White. It scores 7.10:1 against #632cdf, versus 2.96:1 for black — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #632cdf?

#A8DF2C sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #DFBC2C and #4FDF2C, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #632cdf?

For interface work: #F6F4FA as the surface, #CEC0ED for borders, #634B9B for secondary text, #ACB517 as an accent and #2E116F for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #2C4FDF and #BC2CDF stays calm, while #A8DF2C is the loudest partner.

What is #632cdf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(56%, 80%, 0%, 13%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #632cdf warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 73 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #A52CDF; nudged cooler, #2A35E2.

Work with #632cdf in the Color Lab