What color is #6633BB?

#6633BB is a moderate violet known as Purple Emperor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Purple Emperor?

The RGB value is 102, 51, 187: 102 red, 51 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Purple Emperor?

The complementary color is #88BB33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6633BB?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Purple Emperor color: hex code #6633BB

#6633BB rgb(102, 51, 187)

Shades of purple

Purple Emperor has the hex code #6633BB. It is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 20% green and 73.3% blue (102, 51, 187).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 57% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

Purple Emperor (#6633BB) color codes

HEX	`#6633BB`
RGB	`rgb(102, 51, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 20%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 57%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 73%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 73%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.56, 51.71, -63.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.56, 81.65, 309.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.631, 8.78, 47.875)`
Decimal	`6697915`
Short hex	`#63B`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Purple Emperor, 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 #6633BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6633BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #6633BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6633bb; }
.text { color: #6633bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6633bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 51 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6633bb, #aa33bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #6633BB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6633BB?: #6633BB is a moderate violet known as Purple Emperor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Purple Emperor?: The RGB value is 102, 51, 187: 102 red, 51 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Purple Emperor?: The complementary color is #88BB33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6633BB?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.