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#661FEA Color

#661FEA is rgb(102, 31, 234) in RGB, hsl(261, 83%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 87%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Han Purple (#5218FA), visibly different at ΔE 11.55. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#661FEA
HEX#661FEA
RGBrgb(102, 31, 234)
HSLhsl(261, 83%, 52%)
HSVhsv(261, 87%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 87%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(49.4% 0.264 287.6)
LABlab(35.84% 62.79 -89.54)
LCHlch(35.84% 109.36 305.04)

What #661FEA 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 #661FEA, 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.

#661FEA Channel Values

How #661FEA 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 31 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 83% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 87% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 87% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.12:1 vs white · 2.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #661FEA 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 text7.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #661FEA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #661FEA; 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 #661FEA

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 #661FEA.

How #661FEA 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#661FEA
Protanopia#3434EA
Protanomaly#4D2DEA
Deuteranopia#4141EA
Deuteranomaly#5236EA
Tritanopia#306060
Tritanomaly#4B4DA9
Achromatopsia#585858

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #661FEA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-661fea: #661FEA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #661FEA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-661fea': '#661FEA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.400, green: 0.122, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_661fea">#661FEA</color>
SVG fillfill="#661FEA"

More Purple Colors

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

#661FEA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #661FEA?

#661FEA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(102, 31, 234) in RGB and hsl(261, 83%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Han Purple (#5218FA), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.55.

What is the RGB value of #661FEA?

#661FEA is rgb(102, 31, 234) — red 102, green 31, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #661FEA?

#661FEA converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 87%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #661FEA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #661FEA scores 7.12:1 against white and 2.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #661FEA 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 14.6, which is visibly different.

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