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Recognised as Colour

#662CA1

  • #662CA1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#662CA1 is a violet with RGB values 102, 44, 161 and HSL 270°, 57%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#662CA1#662CA1
HEX#662CA1
RGBrgb(102, 44, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.4, 0.1725, 0.6314
RGB percentages40%, 17.3%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(269.7, 57.1%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 72.7%, 63.1%)
CMYK36.6%, 72.7%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,696,097
CSS custom property--colour: #662CA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#99D35E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004B9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5A4864no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 8.1Indigo · ΔE 12.2Slate blue · ΔE 18.6Purple · ΔE 19.8Dark magenta · ΔE 20.2Dark orchid · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 8.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#67A12C
Analogous#2C2DA1, #A12CA1
Triadic#A1662C, #2CA166
Split complementary#A1A02C, #2DA12C
Tetradic#A12C2D, #67A12C, #2CA1A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCB0E9
Lighter +30%#B388DE
Lighter +20%#9960D3
Lighter +10%#7F38C8
Darker −10%#4D2179
Darker −20%#331651
Darker −30%#1A0B29
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#6612BB
Less saturated −25%#664687

Channel breakdown

R102
G44
B161
Red102 (40%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue269.74°
Saturation (HSL)57.07%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 66 · G 2C · B A1

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