Information about #661E49 color

#661E49 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#661E49 falls into the Rose Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(102, 30, 73) — 40% red, 11.8% green, 28.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 28 / 11 / 60. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#661E49 is a pleasantly vivid rose that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pompadour (#6A1F44). Slightly further away sit Lynn Mettee Purple (#5D1C4F) and Grape Purple (#5D1451).

In RGB terms — rgb(102, 30, 73) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #661E49: 11.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:60), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #661E49 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#661E49 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#661E49 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #661E49

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pompadour color link
Pompadour

#6A1F44

Grape Purple color link
Grape Purple

#5D1451

Dark Cerise color link
Dark Cerise

#592746

Vine Grape color link
Vine Grape

#6D2B50

Siren color link
Siren

#69293B

Extrovert color link
Extrovert

#752642

Pansy Purple color link
Pansy Purple

#78184A

Old Mauve color link
Old Mauve

#673147

Lip Service color link
Lip Service

#651538

Hot Wired color link
Hot Wired

#6F2637

Verve color link
Verve

#5D2E3C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#661E49
  • RGB102, 30, 73
  • CMYK0, 28, 11, 60
  • CSSrgb(102, 30, 73)
  • HSL324°, 55%, 26%
  • HSL Precise324.167°, 54.545%, 25.882%
  • HSV324°, 71%, 40%
  • HSB324°, 71%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.400, 0.118, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.400, 0.118, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.400, 0.118, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID661E49
  • DECIMAL ID6692425
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01