Palettes / Colors / #660CBB

#660CBB — Vivid Purple

#660CBB is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #660CBB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#660CBB is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #61BB0C; it also sits naturally between #0F0CBB and #BB0CB8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 40% · Green 5% · Blue 73%

Cyan 45% · Magenta 94% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #660CBB

.text { color: #660CBB; }
.background { background-color: #660CBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #660CBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(102, 12, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 88%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #660CBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(102, 12, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #660CBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(102, 12, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#660CBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#660CBB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #61BB0C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #660CBB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #660CBB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #660CBB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #660CBB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #660CBB?

#660CBB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 102, 12, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #660CBB?

#660CBB is RGB 102, 12, 187 — HSL 271°, 88%, 39% — CMYK 45%, 94%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #660CBB?

Its complement is #61BB0C; analogous partners are #0F0CBB and #BB0CB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #660CBB for text?

White text on #660CBB has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.34:1.