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#643fc2

a balanced, vivid violet · cool · closest name: Rebecca Purple

RGB
100, 63, 194
HSL
257°, 52%, 50%
CMYK
49, 68, 0, 24
Luminance
0.1016

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #643fc2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#643fc2
Hue
257°
violet
Saturation
52%
vivid
Lightness
50%
balanced
Brightness
76%
HSV value
Perceived
38%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1016
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
74/100 cool
Color family
Violet
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
White
6.93:1
Closest name
Rebecca Purple
ΔE2000 7.2
Where it sits
Hue257° of 360°
Saturation52%
Lightness50%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool74% 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#643fc2
RGBrgb(100, 63, 194)
HSLhsl(257, 52%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 68%, 0%, 24%)
LABlab(38.1 47.1 -63.1)
LCHlch(38.1 78.8 306.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.487 0.193 290.4)
Decimal6569922
Display P3color(display-p3 0.392 0.247 0.761)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #643fc2;
background-color: #643fc2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#643fc2] bg-[#643fc2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #643fc2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.392, green: 0.247, blue: 0.761)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#643fc2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF643FC2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(194, 63, 100)

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 #643fc2 · 6.93:1
Use #ffffffAA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 6.93:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 3.03:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #643fc2 as text scores 6.93:1 on white and 3.03:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#643fc2 on white: 6.93:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#643fc2 on black: 3.03:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #005CC6
deuteranopia · #0057BF
tritanopia · #45607B

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #643fc2 is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F6F4FA
#EDEAF6
#D7CFED
#BAAAE4
#987FD6
#7555C9
#643fc2
#4F319B
#3F277C
#30205A
#1E1438
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #F6F4FADarkest = 950 · #1E1438
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6F4FA;
  --brand-100: #EDEAF6;
  --brand-200: #D7CFED;
  --brand-300: #BAAAE4;
  --brand-400: #987FD6;
  --brand-500: #7555C9;
  --brand-600: #643fc2;
  --brand-700: #4F319B;
  --brand-800: #3F277C;
  --brand-900: #30205A;
  --brand-950: #1E1438;
  --brand: #643fc2;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #643fc2

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#CDC1EB
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#614B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#9C9F2D
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#311F61
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EFECF9
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#181424
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 #643fc2

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
  • 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#9DC23F
Analogous left#3F5CC2
Analogous right#A53FC2
Split-complement 1#C2A53F
Split-complement 2#5CC23F
Triadic 1#C2643F
Triadic 2#3FC264
Tetradic#C23F5C

RGB percentages

Red39.2%
Green24.7%
Blue76.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan48.5%
Magenta67.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)23.9%

Color previews

#643fc2 text on a black background

contrast 3.03:1

Card sample

#643fc2 text on a white background

contrast 6.93:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #643fc2;
Background color
Panel with #643fc2 background
background-color: #643fc2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #643fc2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(100, 63, 194, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(100, 63, 194, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #643fc2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #643fc2, #BB3FC2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #643fc2

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.

#643fc2 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.

#643fc2, answered

What color is #643fc2?

#643fc2 is a balanced vivid violet, closest to Rebecca Purple (ΔE2000 7.2). It sits at 257° on the hue wheel with 52% saturation and 50% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #643fc2?

rgb(100, 63, 194) — 100 red, 63 green and 194 blue out of 255, or 39.2% / 24.7% / 76.1% by channel.

Is #643fc2 a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1016 and perceived brightness is 38%, so white text on it reaches 6.93:1.

Should I use black or white text on #643fc2?

White. It scores 6.93:1 against #643fc2, versus 3.03:1 for black — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #643fc2?

#9DC23F sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C2A53F and #5CC23F, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #643fc2?

For interface work: #F6F4FA as the surface, #CDC1EB for borders, #614B9B for secondary text, #9C9F2D as an accent and #311F61 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #3F5CC2 and #A53FC2 stays calm, while #9DC23F is the loudest partner.

What is #643fc2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(49%, 68%, 0%, 24%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #643fc2 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 74 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #943FC2; nudged cooler, #3C48C5.

Work with #643fc2 in the Color Lab