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#660DBF Color

#660DBF is rgb(102, 13, 191) in RGB, hsl(270, 87%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 93%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.31. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#660DBF
HEX#660DBF
RGBrgb(102, 13, 191)
HSLhsl(270, 87%, 40%)
HSVhsv(270, 93%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 93%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(44.1% 0.232 296.8)
LABlab(30.41% 58.97 -73.66)
LCHlch(30.41% 94.36 308.68)

What #660DBF 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 #660DBF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#660DBF Channel Values

How #660DBF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 102 · G 13 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 87% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 93% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 93% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.84:1 vs white · 2.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #660DBF 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 text8.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #660DBF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #660DBF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #660DBF

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #660DBF.

How #660DBF 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#660DBF
Protanopia#2D2DBF
Protanomaly#4A23BF
Deuteranopia#3D3DBE
Deuteranomaly#5030BF
Tritanopia#494A4A
Tritanomaly#563B89
Achromatopsia#4A4A4A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #660DBF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-660dbf: #660DBF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #660DBF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-660dbf': '#660DBF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.400, green: 0.051, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_660dbf">#660DBF</color>
SVG fillfill="#660DBF"

More Purple Colors

#660DBF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#660DBF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #660DBF?

#660DBF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(102, 13, 191) in RGB and hsl(270, 87%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.31.

What is the RGB value of #660DBF?

#660DBF is rgb(102, 13, 191) — red 102, green 13, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #660DBF?

#660DBF converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 93%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #660DBF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #660DBF scores 8.84:1 against white and 2.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #660DBF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #660DBF 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 11.76, which is visibly different.

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