HEX Color #6616B6 (Darkorchid)

About #6616B6

The hex code #6616B6 represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkorchid. In the RGB color space, it consists of 102 red, 22 green, and 182 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. Its ink density profile breaks down to 44% cyan, 88% magenta, 0% yellow, and 29% black. The HSL representation is 270.0° hue, 78.4% saturation, and 40.0% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6616B6

RGB102, 22, 182

HSL270.0°, 78.4%, 40.0%

CMYK44%, 88%, 0%, 29%

HSV270.0°, 87.9%, 71.4%

LAB31.3, 61.5, -67.2

XYZ14.2, 6.8, 44.8

Decimal6690486

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#6616B6 #66B615

Analogous

#1515B6 #B615B6

Triadic

#B66615 #15B666

Tetradic

#B61515 #66B615 #15B6B6

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#6616B6

#772FBE

#8849C6

#9963CE

#AA7DD6

#BB97DE

#CCB1E6

#DDCBEE

#EEE5F6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#6616B6

#5A13A1

#4F118D

#440E79

#380C65

#2D0950

#22073C

#160428

#0B0214

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.92:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.36:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

8.52:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

2.00:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6616B6; }

.text-color { color: #6616B6; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #6616B6; }

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Darkorchid

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