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#663DEC — Vivid Blue

#663DEC is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #663DEC 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.

#663DEC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. 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 #C3EC3C; it also sits naturally between #3C6BEC and #BD3CEC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#663DEC · RGB 102, 61, 236

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Color values

HEX#663DEC
RGB102, 61, 236
HSL254°, 82%, 58%
HSV254°, 74%, 93%
CMYK57%, 74%, 0%, 7%
XYZ22.29, 12.22, 80.54
Yxy12.22, 0.1937, 0.1062
CIE-Lab41.56, 60.22, -81.63
Hunter Lab34.95, 55.38, -118.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 40% · Green 24% · Blue 93%

Cyan 57% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #663DEC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #663DEC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #663DEC

.text { color: #663DEC; }
.background { background-color: #663DEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #663DEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(102, 61, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(254, 82%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #663DEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(102, 61, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #663DEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(102, 61, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#663DEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#663DEC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #663DEC

#5325E9#4316DA#3C13C3#3411A7#2C0E90#250C79#1D095D#160746#0D042A#060213

Tints of #663DEC

#744FEE#8261EF#8D6FF1#9C82F3#AB94F4#B9A7F6#C8B9F8#D3C7F9#E2DAFB#F0ECFD

Tones of #663DEC

#6C49DF#7255D3#7962C6#806EB9#877BAD#8D87A1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3EC3C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.10:1 AA
Against black text3.44:1 AA large only

Best text color on #663DEC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #663DEC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #663DEC: ·

How #663DEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #5454C2Deuteranopia · #575AB8Tritanopia · #64A099

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:

Tailwind violet 600 · #7C3AEDTailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5Tailwind indigo 500 · #6366F1

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #663DEC rather than the exact color:

Royal Cascade
#2D13C1 · #6637EB · #BEDB16 · #E7F0A6
Smoky Ruby Cascade
#1C20BB · #5F3BE2 · #E7E35F · #EEECB1
Misty Ruby Marble
#7238E6 · #DC17EC · #E83089 · #EE5240
Amber Petal
#22147F · #5E44E2 · #B8CF20 · #E7F4CC
Silent Ruby Canyon
#12B3A9 · #1F90DC · #213BDB · #6C2FEC
Amber Garden
#8CAA0F · #E3F04A · #5835EE · #9E92EF

Similar colors

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

#6637EB#5F3BE2#7238E6#5E44E2#6C2FEC#5835EE#6847F9#5740E4#5841E2#6335FD#6439FF#733ADD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #663DEB  ·  #663DED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #663DEC?

#663DEC is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 102, 61, 236). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #663DEC?

#663DEC is RGB 102, 61, 236 — HSL 254°, 82%, 58% — CMYK 57%, 74%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #663DEC?

Its complement is #C3EC3C; analogous partners are #3C6BEC and #BD3CEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #663DEC for text?

White text on #663DEC has a contrast ratio of 6.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.44:1.