What color is #6600FF?

#6600FF is a vivid violet known as Electric Indigo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Electric Indigo?

The RGB value is 102, 0, 255: 102 red, 0 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Electric Indigo?

The complementary color is #99FF00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6600FF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Electric Indigo color: hex code #6600FF

#6600FF rgb(102, 0, 255)

Shades of purple

Electric Indigo has the hex code #6600FF. It is a vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 0% green and 100% blue (102, 0, 255).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

Electric Indigo (#6600FF) color codes

HEX	`#6600FF`
RGB	`rgb(102, 0, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 0%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 100%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.92, 81.51, -98.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.92, 127.73, 309.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.524, 10.043, 95.287)`
Decimal	`6684927`
Short hex	`#60F`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Electric Indigo, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6600FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6600FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6600FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6600ff; }
.text { color: #6600ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6600ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 0 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6600ff, #e600ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Violet.

See #6600FF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6600FF?: #6600FF is a vivid violet known as Electric Indigo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Electric Indigo?: The RGB value is 102, 0, 255: 102 red, 0 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Electric Indigo?: The complementary color is #99FF00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6600FF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.