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#66166d color: New Riders of the Purple Sage

#66166d is rgb(102, 22, 109) in RGB and oklch(37.595% 0.15283 324.434) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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295°
100%

37.6%
0.153
324°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-900
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.05:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
1.90:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #66166d

#66166d is a deep dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 37.6% lightness, 0.153 chroma and a hue of 324°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.05:1 contrast and black text 1.9:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is New Riders of the Purple Sage (#691d6c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #66166d mixed with white

  1. 66166d
  2. 76317b
  3. 85488a
  4. 945e98
  5. a474a7
  6. b38bb5
  7. c2a1c4
  8. d1b8d3
  9. e1cfe1
  10. f0e7f0

Darker: #66166d mixed with black

  1. 66166d
  2. 58125e
  3. 4a0d4f
  4. 3c0941
  5. 2f0633
  6. 230326
  7. 170219
  8. 0c010d
  9. 040004
  10. 000001

Calmer: #66166d with less saturation

  1. 66166d
  2. 631e69
  3. 602465
  4. 5c2a60
  5. 592e5c
  6. 553258
  7. 513653
  8. 4e394f
  9. 4a3c4b
  10. 463f46

Questions about #66166d

What color is #66166d?

#66166d is deep dark purple. The closest named color is New Riders of the Purple Sage. In RGB it is rgb(102, 22, 109), in HSL hsl(295.17, 66.41%, 25.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.595% 0.15283 324.434).

What colors go well with #66166d?

The complementary color of #66166d is #005300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a2688 and #780246. The triadic partners are #593b00 and #004d56.

Is white or black text more readable on #66166d?

White text reads better on #66166d: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and black gives 1.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #66166d a warm or cool color?

#66166d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 324 degrees, its lightness 37.6% and its chroma 0.153.