What color is #661D69?

#661D69 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #661D69?

The RGB value is 102, 29, 105: 102 red, 29 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #661D69?

The complementary color is #20691D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #661D69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#661D69 color

#661D69 rgb(102, 29, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #661D69 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 11.4% green and 41.2% blue (102, 29, 105).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 57% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Purple Velour (#581A57), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#661D69 color codes

HEX	`#661D69`
RGB	`rgb(102, 29, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 11.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 57%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 72%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 72%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.93, 42.57, -28.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.93, 51.08, 326.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.468, 4.724, 13.828)`
Decimal	`6692201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #661D69, 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 #661D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#661D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #661D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #661d69; }
.text { color: #661d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #661d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 29 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #661d69, #691d46); }

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Questions

What color is #661D69?: #661D69 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #661D69?: The RGB value is 102, 29, 105: 102 red, 29 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #661D69?: The complementary color is #20691D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #661D69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.