What color is #662A67?

#662A67 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Byzantine Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #662A67?

The RGB value is 102, 42, 103: 102 red, 42 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #662A67?

The complementary color is #2B672A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #662A67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#662A67 color

#662A67 rgb(102, 42, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #662A67 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 16.5% green and 40.4% blue (102, 42, 103).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 42% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Byzantine Robe (#602F6B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#662A67 color codes

HEX	`#662A67`
RGB	`rgb(102, 42, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 16.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 42%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 59%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 59%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.01, 36.12, -23.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.01, 43.18, 326.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.755, 5.461, 13.422)`
Decimal	`6695527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #662A67, 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 #662A67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#662A67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #662A67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #662a67; }
.text { color: #662a67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #662a67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 42 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #662a67, #672a49); }

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Questions

What color is #662A67?: #662A67 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Byzantine Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #662A67?: The RGB value is 102, 42, 103: 102 red, 42 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #662A67?: The complementary color is #2B672A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #662A67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.