What color is #663366?

#663366 is a dark, desaturated magenta known as Wineberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wineberry?

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

What is the complementary color of Wineberry?

The complementary color is #336633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #663366?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wineberry color: hex code #663366

#663366 rgb(102, 51, 102)

Shades of purple

Wineberry has the hex code #663366. It is a dark, desaturated magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 33% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

Wineberry (#663366) color codes

HEX	`#663366`
RGB	`rgb(102, 51, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 20%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 33%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 50%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.79, 31.03, -20.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.79, 37.04, 326.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.061, 6.152, 13.278)`
Decimal	`6697830`
Short hex	`#636`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wineberry, 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 #663366	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#663366 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #663366 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #663366; }
.text { color: #663366; }
.border { border: 2px solid #663366; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 51 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #663366, #66334d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

See #663366 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #663366?: #663366 is a dark, desaturated magenta known as Wineberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wineberry?: The RGB value is 102, 51, 102: 102 red, 51 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wineberry?: The complementary color is #336633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #663366?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.