#66317D Color

#66317D is rgb(102, 49, 125) in RGB, hsl(282, 44%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 61%, 0%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eminence (#6C3082), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#66317D

HEX#66317D

RGBrgb(102, 49, 125)

HSLhsl(282, 44%, 34%)

HSVhsv(282, 61%, 49%)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 61%, 0%, 51%)

OKLCHoklch(41.8% 0.131 314.4)

LABlab(30.40% 34.20 -33.61)

LCHlch(30.40% 47.95 315.49)

What #66317D 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 #66317D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eminence#6C3082ΔE 3.65 Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 4.85 Imperial#602F6BΔE 9.05 Midnight#702670ΔE 9.2 Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 12.9 KSU Purple#512888ΔE 14.29

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

#66317D Channel Values

How #66317D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 102 · G 49 · B 125	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 282° · S 44% · L 34%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 282° · S 61% · V 49%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 18% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 51%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	9.13:1 vs white · 2.3:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #66317D 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 text9.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #66317D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #66317D; 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 #66317D

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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How #66317D 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#66317D

Protanopia#3E3E7D

Protanomaly#51397D

Deuteranopia#48487C

Deuteranomaly#55407D

Tritanopia#5D4141

Tritanomaly#613B5F

Achromatopsia#484848

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Using #66317D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-66317d: #66317D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #66317D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-66317d': '#66317D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.400, green: 0.192, blue: 0.490)

Android XML<color name="color_66317d">#66317D</color>

SVG fillfill="#66317D"

More Purple Colors

#66317D sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#66317D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #66317D?

#66317D is a dark purple — rgb(102, 49, 125) in RGB and hsl(282, 44%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eminence (#6C3082), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.65.

What is the RGB value of #66317D?

#66317D is rgb(102, 49, 125) — red 102, green 49, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #66317D?

#66317D converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 61%, 0%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #66317D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #66317D scores 9.13:1 against white and 2.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #66317D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #66317D 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 14.83, which is visibly different.

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