What color is #663A79?

#663A79 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Heartless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #663A79?

The RGB value is 102, 58, 121: 102 red, 58 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #663A79?

The complementary color is #4D793A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #663A79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#663A79 color

#663A79 rgb(102, 58, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #663A79 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 22.7% green and 47.5% blue (102, 58, 121).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 35% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Heartless (#623B70), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#663A79 color codes

HEX	`#663A79`
RGB	`rgb(102, 58, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 22.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 35%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 52%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 52%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.33, 31.17, -28.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.33, 42.1, 317.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.443, 7.232, 18.931)`
Decimal	`6699641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #663A79, 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 #663A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#663A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #663A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #663a79; }
.text { color: #663a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #663a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 58 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #663a79, #793a6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #663A79?: #663A79 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Heartless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #663A79?: The RGB value is 102, 58, 121: 102 red, 58 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #663A79?: The complementary color is #4D793A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #663A79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.