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#672CAA — Purple

#672CAA 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 #672CAA 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.

#672CAA 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 #6FAA2C; it also sits naturally between #2C30AA and #A62CAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#672CAA · RGB 103, 44, 170

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Color values

HEX#672CAA
RGB103, 44, 170
HSL268°, 59%, 42%
HSV268°, 74%, 67%
CMYK39%, 74%, 0%, 33%
XYZ13.75, 7.59, 38.77
Yxy7.59, 0.2288, 0.1262
CIE-Lab33.11, 50.80, -57.09
Hunter Lab27.54, 43.04, -68.19

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 40% · Green 17% · Blue 67%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

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

Previews

Sample text in #672CAA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #672CAA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #672CAA

.text { color: #672CAA; }
.background { background-color: #672CAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #672CAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(103, 44, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 59%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #672CAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(103, 44, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #672CAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(103, 44, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#672CAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#672CAA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #672CAA

#5D289A#53248A#4C207E#421C6D#38185D#2F144D#25103D#1D0D31#140820#0A0410

Tints of #672CAA

#7331BF#8240CE#9055D3#A06DD9#AD81DF#BA96E4#CAAEEA#D7C2EF#E7DBF6#F4EFFB

Tones of #672CAA

#6734A2#683E98#694790#695086#6A597D#6B6374

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6FAA2C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text8.34:1 AAA
Against black text2.52:1 Fails

Best text color on #672CAA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #672CAA

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 #672CAA: ·

How #672CAA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #4D4D8CDeuteranopia · #515584Tritanopia · #64736E

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 Purple 500 · #9C27B0Material Indigo 500 · #3F51B5

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #672CAA rather than the exact color:

Crystal Ruby Twilight
#2D5A85 · #3F45B8 · #6734AF · #AA47B8
Amber Ruby Meadow
#1D7AA5 · #10195D · #6325B0 · #AA1EA8
Vintage Ruby Ember
#90DDB5 · #78CCD6 · #5174D9 · #5F32AD
Rustic Ruby Terrace
#3364C9 · #5E55CC · #6E33AE · #772682
Vivid Twilight
#208057 · #7029A5 · #D6A25C · #CBEBDD
Crimson Ruby Whisper
#217D4C · #6D30B2 · #BC7332 · #B3E1C5

Similar colors

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

#6734AF#6325B0#5F32AD#6E33AE#7029A5#6D30B2#6C22A6#6420AA#5E23AD#6639A6#621EAB#651EAF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #672CA9  ·  #672CAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #672CAA?

#672CAA is Purple, a purple color (RGB 103, 44, 170). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #672CAA?

#672CAA is RGB 103, 44, 170 — HSL 268°, 59%, 42% — CMYK 39%, 74%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #672CAA?

Its complement is #6FAA2C; analogous partners are #2C30AA and #A62CAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #672CAA for text?

White text on #672CAA has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.52:1.