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#641BDA Color

#641BDA is rgb(100, 27, 218) in RGB, hsl(263, 78%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 88%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), visibly different at ΔE 11.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#641BDA
HEX#641BDA
RGBrgb(100, 27, 218)
HSLhsl(263, 78%, 48%)
HSVhsv(263, 88%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 88%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(47.3% 0.251 289.8)
LABlab(33.71% 60.53 -83.93)
LCHlch(33.71% 103.48 305.80)

What #641BDA 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 #641BDA, 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.

#641BDA Channel Values

How #641BDA 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 27 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 78% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 88% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 88% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.75:1 vs white · 2.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #641BDA 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 text7.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #641BDA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #641BDA; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #641BDA

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 #641BDA.

How #641BDA 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#641BDA
Protanopia#3131DA
Protanomaly#4B2ADA
Deuteranopia#3F3FDA
Deuteranomaly#5034DA
Tritanopia#385858
Tritanomaly#4D479D
Achromatopsia#535353

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #641BDA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-641bda: #641BDA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #641BDA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-641bda': '#641BDA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.392, green: 0.106, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_641bda">#641BDA</color>
SVG fillfill="#641BDA"

More Purple Colors

#641BDA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#641BDA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #641BDA?

#641BDA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(100, 27, 218) in RGB and hsl(263, 78%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.21.

What is the RGB value of #641BDA?

#641BDA is rgb(100, 27, 218) — red 100, green 27, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #641BDA?

#641BDA converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 88%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #641BDA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #641BDA scores 7.75:1 against white and 2.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #641BDA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #641BDA 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 11.22, which is visibly different.

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