What color is #643A94?

#643A94 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Rebecca Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #643A94?

The RGB value is 100, 58, 148: 100 red, 58 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #643A94?

The complementary color is #6A943A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #643A94?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#643A94 color

#643A94 rgb(100, 58, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #643A94 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 22.7% green and 58% blue (100, 58, 148).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 44% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#643A94 color codes

HEX	`#643A94`
RGB	`rgb(100, 58, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 22.7%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 44%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 61%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 61%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.72, 37.31, -42.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.72, 56.78, 311.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.113, 7.874, 28.893)`
Decimal	`6568596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #643A94, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #643A94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#643A94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #643A94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #643a94; }
.text { color: #643a94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #643a94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 58 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #643a94, #913a94); }

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Questions

What color is #643A94?: #643A94 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Rebecca Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #643A94?: The RGB value is 100, 58, 148: 100 red, 58 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #643A94?: The complementary color is #6A943A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #643A94?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.