What color is #662D6A?

#662D6A 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 #662D6A?

The RGB value is 102, 45, 106: 102 red, 45 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #662D6A?

The complementary color is #316A2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #662D6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#662D6A color

#662D6A rgb(102, 45, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #662D6A is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 17.6% green and 41.6% blue (102, 45, 106).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 40% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Byzantine Robe (#602F6B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#662D6A color codes

HEX	`#662D6A`
RGB	`rgb(102, 45, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 17.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 40%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 58%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 58%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.75, 35.15, -24.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.75, 42.8, 325.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.019, 5.743, 14.266)`
Decimal	`6696298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #662D6A, 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 #662D6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#662D6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #662D6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #662d6a; }
.text { color: #662d6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #662d6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 45 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #662d6a, #6a2d50); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #662D6A?: #662D6A 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 #662D6A?: The RGB value is 102, 45, 106: 102 red, 45 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #662D6A?: The complementary color is #316A2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #662D6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.