Color reference

#63195A color reference

Clear Dark Magenta

This is a clear, dark magenta under the deterministic OKLCH hue, lightness, and chroma ranges. Its closest standardized CSS named color is Purple (#800080), measured with straight-line OKLab distance.

Descriptive label
Clear Dark Magenta
Recommended text
White · 11.56:1
Relative luminance
0.040861
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Formats UI preview Contrast 50–900 scale Harmonies Matches Related colors Color vision Exports

Copyable values

#63195A in common color formats

Values are calculated from the same opaque sRGB color. Display rounding does not alter the internal calculations.

Color conversions for #63195A
Format Value Action
HEX #63195A
RGB rgb(99 25 90)
HSL hsl(307 59.68% 24.31%)
HSV hsv(307 74.75% 38.82%)
HWB hwb(307 9.8% 61.18%)
XYZ D65 color(xyz-d65 0.073384 0.040865 0.100755)
LAB lab(23.9758% 38.994 -21.2769)
LCH lch(23.9758% 44.4212 331.3811)
OKLAB oklab(36.1767% 0.117521 -0.059094)
OKLCH oklch(36.1767% 0.131542 333.305)

Real-world test

Try #63195A on interface components

Preview the source as a primary action, subtle status, form treatment, and card surface. Persistent state controls help touch and keyboard users inspect the same normal, hover, and active colors.

Normal state uses #63195A with white text at 11.56:1.

Action

Primary button

Use the controls above or point to and press the button to inspect its visual states.

Status

Subtle alert badge

A 12% source tint over white provides the background; readable text is selected separately.

Ready for review

Form

Border and focus ring

Source ring on white: 11.56:1 · meets the 3:1 non-text threshold where applicable.

Surface

Card component

The selected state becomes the card surface with its strongest black-or-white text pairing.

Design system Color decision ready Review states and surrounding surfaces before shipping.

Accessibility diagnostics

WCAG contrast for exact color pairs

Each result applies only to the named foreground, background, text size, and requirement. It is not a complete accessibility or component-conformance claim.

Source #63195A Exact pair assessment Results for source text on white appear below.

On white

11.56:1

  • Pass AA normal text · 4.5:1
  • Pass AAA normal text · 7:1
  • Pass AA large text · 3:1
  • Pass UI/non-text where applicable · 3:1
Source #63195A Exact pair assessment Results for source text on black appear below.

On black

1.82:1

  • Fail AA normal text · 4.5:1
  • Fail AAA normal text · 7:1
  • Fail AA large text · 3:1
  • Fail UI/non-text where applicable · 3:1

Use guidance

What this color may be suitable for

Pass in a tested context

Normal-sized text

#63195A reaches 11.06:1 on Hue Codex paper, meeting WCAG AA for normal text in that exact pairing.

Potential fit

Controls and interface graphics

Against Hue Codex paper, the color reaches 11.06:1. That meets the 3:1 color-contrast threshold where WCAG 1.4.11 applies, but states, shape, and non-color cues still need review.

Readable pairing available

Colored surface or button fill

White text provides the stronger black/white pairing on #63195A at 11.56:1. This validates only that text pair, not hover, focus, disabled, or adjacent-color states.

Distinctive accent

Palette role

Its OKLCH chroma of 0.1315 gives it enough visual presence for an accent or primary role when the tested foreground and neighboring colors pass.

Pair available

Color used as foreground

The stronger black/white background is white at 11.56:1. Always retest against the actual rendered background and text size.

Tested backgrounds

Foreground pairing comparison

#63195A foreground contrast on tested backgrounds
Pair Background Contrast ratio
White#FFFFFF 11.56:1
Hue Codex paper#FBFAF5 11.06:1
Soft neutral#F2EFE6 10.05:1
Black#000000 1.82:1
Hue Codex ink#10212B 1.43:1
Check #63195A on another background in Contrast Checker

Design-system starting point

A perceptual 50–900 reference scale

The source color is preserved at the nearest lightness step. Other swatches keep its OKLCH hue, moderate chroma toward the extremes, and reduce chroma only when needed to remain in sRGB.

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This is a Hue Codex reference scale, not a claim that the values match Tailwind, Material, or another framework’s named palette.

Adjust the #63195A scale in Tints, Shades & Tones

Color relationships

Complementary, analogous, and triadic colors

Hue rotations use OKLCH while preserving lightness and requested chroma. When a rotated result falls outside sRGB, chroma is reduced deterministically and disclosed.

Complementary

Source #63195A
Complement Chroma fitted to sRGB

Analogous

Source #63195A
Analogous −30°
Analogous +30°

Triadic

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Triad +120° Chroma fitted to sRGB
Triad +240° Chroma fitted to sRGB

Applied pairing

A small interface check

The source anchors the main action while the complement marks a secondary status. Contrast is selected separately for each fill.

Project color Clear Dark Magenta
Complement
Explore #63195A in Color Harmonies

Distance matching

Closest standardized and framework colors

Matches use straight-line OKLab distance ×100. A smaller value means the coordinates are closer in this model; it is not a claim that two tokens are interchangeable in a design system.

CSS named color

Purple

#800080

OKLab distance ×100: 8.67

Tailwind v4 default

fuchsia-900

oklch(40.1% 0.17 325.612)

OKLab distance ×100: 5.85 · sRGB preview #721378

Print boundary

Pantone match not estimated

Reliable print matching needs licensed reference data plus a defined ink, paper, profile, and viewing condition.

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Color-vision screening

Approximate color-vision-deficiency views

These encoded-sRGB matrix previews are screening approximations. They help reveal possible color-only distinctions but do not reproduce every person’s vision or establish accessibility conformance.

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Protanopia

Red-vision deficiency approximation

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Deuteranopia

Green-vision deficiency approximation

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Tritanopia

Blue-yellow deficiency approximation

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Achromatopsia

Monochromatic-vision approximation

Test #63195A with a complete palette in the CVD Simulator

Ready to use

Copy framework-ready color tokens

Exports preserve the source, readable foreground, and generated 50–900 scale. Tailwind v4 CSS-first and Tailwind v3 JavaScript-config formats are labeled separately.

CSS custom properties

Semantic aliases and the complete 50–900 scale.

:root {
  --color-primary: #63195A;
  --color-on-primary: #FFFFFF;
  --color-primary-oklch: oklch(36.1767% 0.131542 333.305);
  --color-primary-50: #FFF0FC;
  --color-primary-100: #FFCBF5;
  --color-primary-200: #E8AFDD;
  --color-primary-300: #D094C5;
  --color-primary-400: #B979AD;
  --color-primary-500: #A16096;
  --color-primary-600: #8A4680;
  --color-primary-700: #732D6A;
  --color-primary-800: #63195A;
  --color-primary-900: #41013B;
}

Tailwind v4 CSS-first theme

Current @theme syntax for bg-brand, text-brand, and scale utilities.

@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-brand: #63195A;
  --color-brand-foreground: #FFFFFF;
  --color-brand-50: #FFF0FC;
  --color-brand-100: #FFCBF5;
  --color-brand-200: #E8AFDD;
  --color-brand-300: #D094C5;
  --color-brand-400: #B979AD;
  --color-brand-500: #A16096;
  --color-brand-600: #8A4680;
  --color-brand-700: #732D6A;
  --color-brand-800: #63195A;
  --color-brand-900: #41013B;
}

Tailwind v3 / legacy config

CommonJS theme.extend.colors for JavaScript-config projects.

module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        brand: {
          '50': '#FFF0FC',
          '100': '#FFCBF5',
          '200': '#E8AFDD',
          '300': '#D094C5',
          '400': '#B979AD',
          '500': '#A16096',
          '600': '#8A4680',
          '700': '#732D6A',
          '800': '#63195A',
          '900': '#41013B',
          DEFAULT: '#63195A',
          foreground: '#FFFFFF',
        },
      },
    },
  },
};

Sass variables

Semantic source, foreground, OKLCH, and scale variables.

$color-primary: #63195A;
$color-on-primary: #FFFFFF;
$color-primary-oklch: oklch(36.1767% 0.131542 333.305);
$color-primary-50: #FFF0FC;
$color-primary-100: #FFCBF5;
$color-primary-200: #E8AFDD;
$color-primary-300: #D094C5;
$color-primary-400: #B979AD;
$color-primary-500: #A16096;
$color-primary-600: #8A4680;
$color-primary-700: #732D6A;
$color-primary-800: #63195A;
$color-primary-900: #41013B;

Modern color-mix()

Static fallbacks followed by OKLab tint and shade declarations.

:root {
  --color-primary: #63195A;
  --color-primary-tint: #E8AFDD;
  --color-primary-tint: color-mix(in oklab, var(--color-primary) 72%, white);
  --color-primary-shade: #732D6A;
  --color-primary-shade: color-mix(in oklab, var(--color-primary) 82%, black);
}

JSON design data

Source formats, readable text, and the generated scale.

{
    "name": "Clear Dark Magenta",
    "hex": "#63195A",
    "rgb": "rgb(99 25 90)",
    "oklch": "oklch(36.1767% 0.131542 333.305)",
    "recommendedText": "#FFFFFF",
    "scale": {
        "50": "#FFF0FC",
        "100": "#FFCBF5",
        "200": "#E8AFDD",
        "300": "#D094C5",
        "400": "#B979AD",
        "500": "#A16096",
        "600": "#8A4680",
        "700": "#732D6A",
        "800": "#63195A",
        "900": "#41013B"
    }
}

Continue the decision

Use #63195A in a complete workflow

Reference values are a starting point. Test the color in its real role, background, states, typography, and surrounding palette before shipping.

Adjust #63195A in Color PickerStart with this exact color and white as the working background for role and accessibility decisions. Build a palette from #63195A in Palette GeneratorUse this exact HEX as the seed for a deterministic, role-based palette. Check #63195A on white in Contrast CheckerStart with this color as the foreground and white as the background, then test the real pair.