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#640AEB Color

#640AEB is rgb(100, 10, 235) in RGB, hsl(264, 92%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 96%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Han Purple (#5218FA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.85. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#640AEB
HEX#640AEB
RGBrgb(100, 10, 235)
HSLhsl(264, 92%, 48%)
HSVhsv(264, 96%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 96%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(48.3% 0.273 287.5)
LABlab(34.17% 67.17 -92.89)
LCHlch(34.17% 114.63 305.87)

What #640AEB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #640AEB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#640AEB Channel Values

How #640AEB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 100 · G 10 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 92% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 96% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 96% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.54:1 vs white · 2.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #640AEB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #640AEB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #640AEB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #640AEB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #640AEB.

How #640AEB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#640AEB
Protanopia#2B2BEB
Protanomaly#4822EB
Deuteranopia#3B3BEB
Deuteranomaly#4F2EEB
Tritanopia#295C5C
Tritanomaly#4848A9
Achromatopsia#545454

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #640AEB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-640aeb: #640AEB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #640AEB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-640aeb': '#640AEB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.392, green: 0.039, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_640aeb">#640AEB</color>
SVG fillfill="#640AEB"

More Purple Colors

#640AEB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#640AEB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #640AEB?

#640AEB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(100, 10, 235) in RGB and hsl(264, 92%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Han Purple (#5218FA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.85.

What is the RGB value of #640AEB?

#640AEB is rgb(100, 10, 235) — red 100, green 10, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #640AEB?

#640AEB converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 96%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #640AEB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #640AEB scores 7.54:1 against white and 2.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #640AEB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #640AEB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 14.92, which is visibly different.

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