What color is #663E80?

#663E80 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #663E80?

The RGB value is 102, 62, 128: 102 red, 62 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #663E80?

The complementary color is #58803E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #663E80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#663E80 color

#663E80 rgb(102, 62, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #663E80 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 24.3% green and 50.2% blue (102, 62, 128).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 35% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Lords of the Night (#664488), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#663E80 color codes

HEX	`#663E80`
RGB	`rgb(102, 62, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 24.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 35%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 52%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 52%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.62, 30.49, -30.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.62, 43.21, 314.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.098, 7.829, 21.344)`
Decimal	`6700672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #663E80, 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 #663E80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#663E80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #663E80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #663e80; }
.text { color: #663e80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #663e80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 62 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #663e80, #803e79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #663E80?: #663E80 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #663E80?: The RGB value is 102, 62, 128: 102 red, 62 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #663E80?: The complementary color is #58803E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #663E80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.