Palettes / Colors / #643EA0

#643EA0 — Muted Purple

#643EA0 is a purple color we call Muted Purple, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslateblue (#483D8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkslateblue gives you #483D8B, a different color; use #643EA0 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#643EA0 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7CA23F; it also sits naturally between #3F4AA2 and #963FA2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 39% · Green 24% · Blue 63%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 0% · Key 37%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #643EA0

.text { color: #643EA0; }
.background { background-color: #643EA0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #643EA0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(100, 62, 160); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 44%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #643EA0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(100, 62, 160, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #643EA0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(100, 62, 160, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#643EA0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#643EA0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7CA23F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #643EA0: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #643EA0

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #643EA0 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #643EA0 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #643E9F  ·  #643EA1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #643EA0?

#643EA0 is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 100, 62, 160). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #643EA0?

#643EA0 is RGB 100, 62, 160 — HSL 263°, 44%, 44% — CMYK 38%, 61%, 0%, 37%.

What colors go with #643EA0?

Its complement is #7CA23F; analogous partners are #3F4AA2 and #963FA2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #643EA0 for text?

White text on #643EA0 has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.74:1.