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#643172 Color

#643172 is rgb(100, 49, 114) in RGB, hsl(287, 40%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 57%, 0%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Imperial (#602F6B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#643172
HEX#643172
RGBrgb(100, 49, 114)
HSLhsl(287, 40%, 32%)
HSVhsv(287, 57%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 57%, 0%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(40.8% 0.118 318.6)
LABlab(29.56% 31.67 -28.05)
LCHlch(29.56% 42.31 318.47)

What #643172 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 #643172, 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.

#643172 Channel Values

How #643172 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 49 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 40% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 57% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.44:1 vs white · 2.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #643172 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 text9.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #643172

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #643172; 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 #643172

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

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How #643172 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#643172
Protanopia#3D3D72
Protanomaly#503972
Deuteranopia#474771
Deuteranomaly#543F71
Tritanopia#5D3E3E
Tritanomaly#603957
Achromatopsia#464646

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #643172 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-643172: #643172;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #643172;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-643172': '#643172' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.392, green: 0.192, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_643172">#643172</color>
SVG fillfill="#643172"

More Purple Colors

#643172 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#643172 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #643172?

#643172 is a dark purple — rgb(100, 49, 114) in RGB and hsl(287, 40%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Imperial (#602F6B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.01.

What is the RGB value of #643172?

#643172 is rgb(100, 49, 114) — red 100, green 49, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #643172?

#643172 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 57%, 0%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #643172 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #643172 scores 9.44:1 against white and 2.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #643172 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #643172 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 17.94, which is visibly different.

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