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#652FAC — Purple

#652FAC 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 #652FAC 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.

#652FAC 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 #76AC2F; it also sits naturally between #2F37AC and #A42FAC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#652FAC · RGB 101, 47, 172

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Color values

HEX#652FAC
RGB101, 47, 172
HSL266°, 57%, 43%
HSV266°, 73%, 67%
CMYK41%, 73%, 0%, 33%
XYZ13.83, 7.78, 39.80
Yxy7.78, 0.2252, 0.1267
CIE-Lab33.52, 49.55, -57.63
Hunter Lab27.89, 41.85, -69.17

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 40% · Green 18% · Blue 67%

Cyan 41% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

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

Previews

Sample text in #652FAC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #652FAC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #652FAC

.text { color: #652FAC; }
.background { background-color: #652FAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #652FAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 47, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(266, 57%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #652FAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 47, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #652FAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 47, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #652FAC

#5C2B9C#52268C#49227C#401E6C#391A60#2F1650#261240#1C0D30#130920#090410

Tints of #652FAC

#7135C0#8147CD#8F5BD2#9C6FD8#AD87DE#BA9BE4#C8AFE9#D6C3EF#E6DBF5#F4EFFB

Tones of #652FAC

#6638A3#68419B#694992#6A5388#6B5C7F#6C6576

Color harmonies

Complementary — #76AC2F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text8.22:1 AAA
Against black text2.56:1 Fails

Best text color on #652FAC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #652FAC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #652FAC: ·

How #652FAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #4E4D8EDeuteranopia · #515587Tritanopia · #627671

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:

Material Deep Purple 500 · #673AB7Material Indigo 500 · #3F51B5Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #652FAC rather than the exact color:

Crystal Ruby Twilight
#2D5A85 · #3F45B8 · #6734AF · #AA47B8
Vintage Ruby Ember
#90DDB5 · #78CCD6 · #5174D9 · #5F32AD
Rustic Ruby Terrace
#3364C9 · #5E55CC · #6E33AE · #772682
Crimson Ruby Whisper
#217D4C · #6D30B2 · #BC7332 · #B3E1C5
Amber Ruby Meadow
#1D7AA5 · #10195D · #6325B0 · #AA1EA8
Palette 6fe7dd
#6FE7DD · #3490DE · #6639A6 · #521262

Similar colors

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

#6734AF#5F32AD#6E33AE#6D30B2#6325B0#6639A6#5E23AD#7029A5#6B31B9#673AA2#6420AA#5631B1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #652FAB  ·  #652FAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #652FAC?

#652FAC is Purple, a purple color (RGB 101, 47, 172). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #652FAC?

#652FAC is RGB 101, 47, 172 — HSL 266°, 57%, 43% — CMYK 41%, 73%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #652FAC?

Its complement is #76AC2F; analogous partners are #2F37AC and #A42FAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #652FAC for text?

White text on #652FAC has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.56:1.