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#661C92 Color

#661C92 is rgb(102, 28, 146) in RGB, hsl(278, 68%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 81%, 0%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Grape (#6F2DA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#661C92
HEX#661C92
RGBrgb(102, 28, 146)
HSLhsl(278, 68%, 34%)
HSVhsv(278, 81%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 81%, 0%, 43%)
OKLCHoklch(40.9% 0.181 308.7)
LABlab(28.20% 47.14 -50.19)
LCHlch(28.20% 68.86 313.21)

What #661C92 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 #661C92, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 7.11Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 7.13Indigo#4B0082ΔE 9.42Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.99Purple Heart#69359CΔE 10.08KSU Purple#512888ΔE 12.5

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

#661C92 Channel Values

How #661C92 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 28 · B 1468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 68% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 81% · V 57%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 43%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.79:1 vs white · 2.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #661C92 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 text9.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #661C92 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #661C92

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #661C92; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#661C92
Complementary
#47921C
Analogous
#2B1C92
Analogous
#921C82
Triadic
#92661C
Triadic
#1C9266
Split comp.
#82921C
Split comp.
#1C922B

Tints & Shades of #661C92

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

#8223B8
#9B31D8
#AE58DF
#C283E7
#D5A9EF
#E8D0F6

Shades

#5A1881
#4B146B
#3F115A
#330E49
#270B38
#180722

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #661C92.

How #661C92 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#661C92
Protanopia#323292
Protanomaly#4C2B92
Deuteranopia#404091
Deuteranomaly#523592
Tritanopia#583D3D
Tritanomaly#5E326A
Achromatopsia#444444

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Using #661C92 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-661c92: #661C92;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #661C92;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-661c92': '#661C92' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.400, green: 0.110, blue: 0.573)
Android XML<color name="color_661c92">#661C92</color>
SVG fillfill="#661C92"

More Purple Colors

#661C92 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#661C92 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #661C92?

#661C92 is a dark purple — rgb(102, 28, 146) in RGB and hsl(278, 68%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Grape (#6F2DA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.11.

What is the RGB value of #661C92?

#661C92 is rgb(102, 28, 146) — red 102, green 28, and blue 146 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #661C92?

#661C92 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 81%, 0%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #661C92 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #661C92 scores 9.79:1 against white and 2.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #661C92 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #661C92 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 9.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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