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#661C97 Color

#661C97 is rgb(102, 28, 151) in RGB, hsl(276, 69%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 81%, 0%, 41%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.34. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#661C97
HEX#661C97
RGBrgb(102, 28, 151)
HSLhsl(276, 69%, 35%)
HSVhsv(276, 81%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 81%, 0%, 41%)
OKLCHoklch(41.3% 0.185 307)
LABlab(28.55% 48.01 -52.69)
LCHlch(28.55% 71.28 312.34)

What #661C97 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 #661C97, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 5.34Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 5.67Indigo#4B0082ΔE 9.03Purple Heart#69359CΔE 11.44Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 11.47KSU Purple#512888ΔE 14.14

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

#661C97 Channel Values

How #661C97 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 1518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 69% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 81% · V 59%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 41%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.64:1 vs white · 2.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #661C97 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 text9.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #661C97 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #661C97

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #661C97; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#661C97
Complementary
#4D971C
Analogous
#281C97
Analogous
#971C8B
Triadic
#97661C
Triadic
#1C9766
Split comp.
#8B971C
Split comp.
#1C9728

Tints & Shades of #661C97

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

#8023BE
#9834DA
#AB5BE1
#BF82E8
#D3A9EF
#E7D0F6

Shades

#5A1986
#4B1570
#40115F
#310D49
#260A38
#170622

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #661C97.

How #661C97 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#661C97
Protanopia#323297
Protanomaly#4C2B97
Deuteranopia#404096
Deuteranomaly#523597
Tritanopia#573F3F
Tritanomaly#5D346D
Achromatopsia#454545

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #661C97 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-661c97: #661C97;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #661C97;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-661c97': '#661C97' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.400, green: 0.110, blue: 0.592)
Android XML<color name="color_661c97">#661C97</color>
SVG fillfill="#661C97"

More Purple Colors

#661C97 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#661C97 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #661C97?

#661C97 is a dark purple — rgb(102, 28, 151) in RGB and hsl(276, 69%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.34.

What is the RGB value of #661C97?

#661C97 is rgb(102, 28, 151) — red 102, green 28, and blue 151 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #661C97?

#661C97 converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 81%, 0%, 41%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #661C97 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #661C97 scores 9.64:1 against white and 2.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #661C97 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #661C97 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 9.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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