Palettes / Colors / #A661E6

#A661E6 — Purple

#A661E6 is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

#A661E6 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 #A1E660; it also sits naturally between #6260E6 and #E660E4. 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 90%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

Previews

CSS code for #A661E6

.text { color: #A661E6; }
.background { background-color: #A661E6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A661E6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 97, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 73%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A661E6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 97, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A661E6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 97, 230, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A661E6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A661E6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A661E6

Tints of #A661E6

Tones of #A661E6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A1E660:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A661E6: #000000.

How #A661E6 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 #A661E6

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A661E5  ·  #A661E7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A661E6?

#A661E6 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 97, 230). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A661E6?

#A661E6 is RGB 166, 97, 230 — HSL 271°, 73%, 64% — CMYK 28%, 58%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #A661E6?

Its complement is #A1E660; analogous partners are #6260E6 and #E660E4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A661E6 for text?

Black text on #A661E6 has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.84:1.