#6616A0

A dark, vivid purple closely aligning with Indigo.

About #6616A0

The hex code #6616A0 represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Indigo. In the RGB color space, it consists of 102 red, 22 green, and 160 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 36% cyan and 86% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6616A0
RGB102, 22, 160
HSL274.8°, 75.8%, 35.7%
CMYK36%, 86%, 0%, 37%
HSV274.8°, 86.2%, 62.7%
LAB29.3, 56.6, -57.4
XYZ12.1, 5.9, 33.8
Decimal6690464

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.60:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.19:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.18:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.86:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6616A0; }
.text-color { color: #6616A0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6616A0; }

Similar Colors

Indigo
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