Palettes / Colors / #652BB1

#652BB1 — Purple

#652BB1 is a purple color we call 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 #652BB1 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.

#652BB1 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #77B12B; it also sits naturally between #2B34B1 and #A82BB1. 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 40% · Green 17% · Blue 69%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 0% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #652BB1

.text { color: #652BB1; }
.background { background-color: #652BB1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #652BB1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 43, 177); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(266, 61%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #652BB1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 43, 177, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #652BB1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 43, 177, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#652BB1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#652BB1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #652BB1

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #77B12B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #652BB1: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #652BB1

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 #652BB1 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 #652BB1 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #652BB1?

#652BB1 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 101, 43, 177). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #652BB1?

#652BB1 is RGB 101, 43, 177 — HSL 266°, 61%, 43% — CMYK 43%, 76%, 0%, 31%.

What colors go with #652BB1?

Its complement is #77B12B; analogous partners are #2B34B1 and #A82BB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #652BB1 for text?

White text on #652BB1 has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.53:1.