#661DB6

A medium, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkorchid.

About #661DB6

The precise color #661DB6 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkorchid. Its digital footprint relies on 102 parts red, 29 parts green, and 182 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 44% cyan and 84% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 268.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

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. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#661DB6
RGB102, 29, 182
HSL268.6°, 72.5%, 41.4%
CMYK44%, 84%, 0%, 29%
HSV268.6°, 84.1%, 71.4%
LAB32.0, 59.5, -66.1
XYZ14.4, 7.1, 44.9
Decimal6692278

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.69:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.42:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.31:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.05:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #661DB6; }
.text-color { color: #661DB6; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #661DB6; }

Similar Colors

Darkorchid
#9932CC