Colour

#661BE2

#661BE2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#661BE2 is a violet with RGB values 102, 27, 226 and HSL 263°, 79%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#661BE2

RGBrgb(102, 27, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.4, 0.1059, 0.8863

RGB percentages40%, 10.6%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(262.6, 78.7%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 88.1%, 88.6%)

CMYK54.9%, 88.1%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,691,810

CSS custom property--colour: #661BE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.45:1

Contrast with white7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#99E41D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0059E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0050DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Tritanopia#305E86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.7 Medium blue · ΔE 13.5 Dark violet · ΔE 16 Blue · ΔE 24.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.3 Dark blue · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#97E21B

Analogous#1B33E2, #CA1BE2

Triadic#E2661B, #1BE266

Split complementary#E2CA1B, #33E21B

Tetradic#E21B33, #97E21B, #1BE2CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DFD0F9

Lighter +30%#C1A2F4

Lighter +20%#A275EE

Lighter +10%#8447E9

Darker −10%#5116B4

Darker −20%#3D1087

Darker −30%#280B59

Darker −40%#14052C

More saturated +25%#5F00FD

Less saturated −25%#6E3BC2

Channel breakdown

R102

G27

B226

Red102 (40%)

Green27 (10.6%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue262.61°

Saturation (HSL)78.66%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 66 · G 1B · B E2

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Colour values

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