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#660E86 Color

#660E86 is rgb(102, 14, 134) in RGB, hsl(284, 81%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 90%, 0%, 47%) 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 8.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#660E86
HEX#660E86
RGBrgb(102, 14, 134)
HSLhsl(284, 81%, 29%)
HSVhsv(284, 90%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 90%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(38.9% 0.181 314)
LABlab(25.91% 49.25 -46.45)
LCHlch(25.91% 67.70 316.68)

What #660E86 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 #660E86, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 8.63Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 9.34Indigo#4B0082ΔE 10.23Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 11.68Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 12.68Patriarch#800080ΔE 12.82

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

#660E86 Channel Values

How #660E86 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 14 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 81% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 90% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 90% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.65:1 vs white · 1.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #660E86 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 text10.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #660E86 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #660E86

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #660E86; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#660E86
Complementary
#2E860E
Analogous
#2A0E86
Analogous
#860E6A
Triadic
#86660E
Triadic
#0E8666
Split comp.
#6A860E
Split comp.
#0E862A

Tints & Shades of #660E86

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

#8913B4
#AC18E2
#BE42EB
#CC6BEF
#DC99F4
#ECC8F9

Shades

#580C73
#4D0B66
#3F0953
#350745
#270533
#1C0425

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #660E86.

How #660E86 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#660E86
Protanopia#2D2D86
Protanomaly#4A2486
Deuteranopia#3D3D85
Deuteranomaly#513085
Tritanopia#5A3434
Tritanomaly#5F295F
Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #660E86 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-660e86: #660E86;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #660E86;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-660e86': '#660E86' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.400, green: 0.055, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_660e86">#660E86</color>
SVG fillfill="#660E86"

More Purple Colors

#660E86 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#660E86 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #660E86?

#660E86 is a dark purple — rgb(102, 14, 134) in RGB and hsl(284, 81%, 29%) 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 8.63.

What is the RGB value of #660E86?

#660E86 is rgb(102, 14, 134) — red 102, green 14, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #660E86?

#660E86 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 90%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #660E86 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #660E86 scores 10.65:1 against white and 1.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #660E86 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #660E86 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 indigo (#4B0082) at a CIE76 distance of 10.23, which is visibly different.

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