#660066 Color

#660066 is rgb(102, 0, 102) in RGB, hsl(300, 100%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zinzolin (#6C0277), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.03. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#660066

HEX#660066

RGBrgb(102, 0, 102)

HSLhsl(300, 100%, 20%)

HSVhsv(300, 100%, 40%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(35.8% 0.165 328.4)

LABlab(22.87% 47.73 -30.87)

LCHlch(22.87% 56.85 327.11)

What #660066 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #660066, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 8.03 Midnight#702670ΔE 10.53 Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 11.87 Patriarch#800080ΔE 12.09 Petunia#470659ΔE 12.22 Eminence#6C3082ΔE 14.06

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#660066 Channel Values

How #660066 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 102 · G 0 · B 102	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 300° · S 100% · L 20%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 300° · S 100% · V 40%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 60%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.95:1 vs white · 1.76:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #660066 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #660066 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #660066

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #660066; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #660066

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #660066.

How #660066 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#660066

Protanopia#2A2A66

Protanomaly#491F66

Deuteranopia#3B3B65

Deuteranomaly#502D65

Tritanopia#602323

Tritanomaly#621A47

Achromatopsia#373737

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #660066 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-660066: #660066;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #660066;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-660066': '#660066' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.400, green: 0.000, blue: 0.400)

Android XML<color name="color_660066">#660066</color>

SVG fillfill="#660066"

More Pink Colors

#660066 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

66023c 660033 66033c 65315f 663366 614051 670e67 610a41 673147 610061 682860 5d3954 861043 997a8d b39eb5 cc006d d8bfd8 e495af eebeed f64a8a fda5d5 ff33ff ffa6c9 200e15

#660066 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #660066?

#660066 is a dark pink — rgb(102, 0, 102) in RGB and hsl(300, 100%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zinzolin (#6C0277), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.03.

What is the RGB value of #660066?

#660066 is rgb(102, 0, 102) — red 102, green 0, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #660066?

#660066 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #660066 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #660066 scores 11.95:1 against white and 1.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #660066 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #660066 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 12.09, which is visibly different.

Open #660066 in a Tool

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to OKLCH Hex to Pantone Build a palette Make a gradient

Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.