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#66023C Tyrian Purple
#66023C is a very dark, vivid pink, known as Tyrian Purple. In RGB it’s made of 40% red, 0.8% green, and 23.5% blue. Its hue is 325°, with 96% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #66023C.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.64:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #66023C as they’d see it.
#66023C in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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What color is #66023C?
#66023C is a very dark, vivid pink, known as Tyrian Purple. In RGB it’s made of 40% red, 0.8% green, and 23.5% blue. Its hue is 325°, with 96% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #66023C in RGB?
#66023C is rgb(102, 2, 60): 102 red, 2 green, and 60 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #66023C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 98, 41, 60). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #66023C?
PANTONE 2588 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #66023C?
Its complement #003B15 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.