What color is #661188?

#661188 is a dark, moderate magenta known as Extraviolet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Extraviolet?

The RGB value is 102, 17, 136: 102 red, 17 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Extraviolet?

The complementary color is #338811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #661188?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Extraviolet color: hex code #661188

#661188 rgb(102, 17, 136)

Shades of purple

Extraviolet has the hex code #661188. It is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 6.7% green and 53.3% blue (102, 17, 136).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 78% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 88% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

Extraviolet (#661188) color codes

HEX	`#661188`
RGB	`rgb(102, 17, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 6.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 78%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 88%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 88%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.74, 52.76, -46.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.74, 70.42, 318.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.123, 5.004, 23.72)`
Decimal	`6689160`
Short hex	`#618`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Extraviolet, 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 #661188	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#661188 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #661188 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #661188; }
.text { color: #661188; }
.border { border: 2px solid #661188; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 17 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #661188, #88116e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

See #661188 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #661188?: #661188 is a dark, moderate magenta known as Extraviolet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Extraviolet?: The RGB value is 102, 17, 136: 102 red, 17 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Extraviolet?: The complementary color is #338811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #661188?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.