Palettes / Colors / #A660EA

#A660EA — Purple

#A660EA is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #A660EA 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.

#A660EA 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 #A6EA61; it also sits naturally between #6161EA and #EA61EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 38% · Blue 92%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A660EA

.text { color: #A660EA; }
.background { background-color: #A660EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A660EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 96, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 77%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A660EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 96, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A660EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 96, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A660EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A660EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A660EA

Tints of #A660EA

Tones of #A660EA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A6EA61:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A660EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A660EA

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 #A660EA 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 #A660EA 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

← #A660E9  ·  #A660EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A660EA?

#A660EA is Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 96, 234). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A660EA?

#A660EA is RGB 166, 96, 234 — HSL 270°, 77%, 65% — CMYK 29%, 59%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #A660EA?

Its complement is #A6EA61; analogous partners are #6161EA and #EA61EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A660EA for text?

Black text on #A660EA has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.83:1.