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#662489 Color

#662489 is rgb(102, 36, 137) in RGB, hsl(279, 58%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 74%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rebecca Purple (#663399), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#662489
HEX#662489
RGBrgb(102, 36, 137)
HSLhsl(279, 58%, 34%)
HSVhsv(279, 74%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 74%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(41% 0.163 311.1)
LABlab(28.74% 42.48 -43.75)
LCHlch(28.74% 60.98 314.15)

What #662489 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 #662489, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 6.73Purple Heart#69359CΔE 7.23KSU Purple#512888ΔE 8.5Eminence#6C3082ΔE 10.35Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 10.62Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 10.63

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

#662489 Channel Values

How #662489 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 36 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 58% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 74% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 46%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 #662489 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 #662489 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #662489

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #662489; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#662489
Complementary
#488924
Analogous
#332489
Analogous
#89247A
Triadic
#896624
Triadic
#248966
Split comp.
#7A8924
Split comp.
#248933

Tints & Shades of #662489

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

#812EAD
#9A3ECC
#AD62D5
#C28AE0
#D5AEEA
#E8D3F3

Shades

#5A2079
#4B1B65
#3F1655
#331244
#270E34
#180920

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #662489.

How #662489 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#662489
Protanopia#363689
Protanomaly#4E3089
Deuteranopia#434388
Deuteranomaly#533989
Tritanopia#5A3D3D
Tritanomaly#5F3564
Achromatopsia#454545

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #662489 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-662489: #662489;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #662489;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-662489': '#662489' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.400, green: 0.141, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_662489">#662489</color>
SVG fillfill="#662489"

More Purple Colors

#662489 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#662489 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #662489?

#662489 is a dark purple — rgb(102, 36, 137) in RGB and hsl(279, 58%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.73.

What is the RGB value of #662489?

#662489 is rgb(102, 36, 137) — red 102, green 36, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #662489?

#662489 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 74%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #662489 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #662489 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 #662489 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #662489 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 6.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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