What color is #663F6A?

#663F6A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #663F6A?

The RGB value is 102, 63, 106: 102 red, 63 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #663F6A?

The complementary color is #436A3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #663F6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#663F6A color

#663F6A rgb(102, 63, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #663F6A is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 24.7% green and 41.6% blue (102, 63, 106).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 25% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tour (#653B66), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#663F6A color codes

HEX	`#663F6A`
RGB	`rgb(102, 63, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 24.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 25%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 41%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 41%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.75, 24.81, -18.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.75, 30.77, 323.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.858, 7.421, 14.546)`
Decimal	`6700906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #663F6A, 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 #663F6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#663F6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #663F6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #663f6a; }
.text { color: #663f6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #663f6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 63 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #663f6a, #6a3f58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #663F6A?: #663F6A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #663F6A?: The RGB value is 102, 63, 106: 102 red, 63 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #663F6A?: The complementary color is #436A3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #663F6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.