Palettes / Colors / #A660EB

#A660EB — Vivid Purple

#A660EB is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

#A660EB 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 #A6EB60; it also sits naturally between #6060EB and #EB60EB. 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 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 #A660EB

.text { color: #A660EB; }
.background { background-color: #A660EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A660EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 96, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 78%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A660EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 96, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A660EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 96, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A660EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A660EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A660EB

Tints of #A660EB

Tones of #A660EB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A6EB60:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A660EB: #000000.

How #A660EB 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 #A660EB 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 #A660EB?

#A660EB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 96, 235). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A660EB?

#A660EB is RGB 166, 96, 235 — HSL 270°, 78%, 65% — CMYK 29%, 59%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #A660EB?

Its complement is #A6EB60; analogous partners are #6060EB and #EB60EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A660EB for text?

Black text on #A660EB has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.82:1.