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#6624BC Color

#6624BC is rgb(102, 36, 188) in RGB, hsl(266, 68%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 81%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), visibly different at ΔE 11.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6624BC
HEX#6624BC
RGBrgb(102, 36, 188)
HSLhsl(266, 68%, 44%)
HSVhsv(266, 81%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 81%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(45.3% 0.215 296)
LABlab(32.41% 52.03 -68.60)
LCHlch(32.41% 86.09 307.18)

What #6624BC 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 #6624BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 11.23Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 14.25Websafe Indigo#330099ΔE 14.26Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 14.96Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 15.13Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 15.31

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

#6624BC Channel Values

How #6624BC 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 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 68% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 81% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.26:1 vs white · 2.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6624BC 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 text8.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6624BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6624BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6624BC
Complementary
#7ABC24
Analogous
#242EBC
Analogous
#B224BC
Triadic
#BC6624
Triadic
#24BC66
Split comp.
#BCB224
Split comp.
#2EBC24

Tints & Shades of #6624BC

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

#7A31D8
#8D4FDE
#A372E4
#B994EB
#D0B6F1
#E3D4F7

Shades

#581FA3
#4D1B8D
#3F1674
#31115A
#230C40
#17082B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6624BC.

How #6624BC 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#6624BC
Protanopia#3636BC
Protanomaly#4E30BC
Deuteranopia#4343BB
Deuteranomaly#5339BC
Tritanopia#4B4F4F
Tritanomaly#574289
Achromatopsia#4E4E4E

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Using #6624BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6624bc: #6624BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6624BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6624bc': '#6624BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.400, green: 0.141, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_6624bc">#6624BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#6624BC"

More Purple Colors

#6624BC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#6624BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6624BC?

#6624BC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(102, 36, 188) in RGB and hsl(266, 68%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.23.

What is the RGB value of #6624BC?

#6624BC is rgb(102, 36, 188) — red 102, green 36, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6624BC?

#6624BC converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 81%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6624BC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6624BC scores 8.26:1 against white and 2.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6624BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6624BC 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 15.31, which is visibly different.

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