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#66667E Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #66667E including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#66667E Color Information

#66667E RGB value is (102, 102, 126). The hex color red value is 102, green is 102, and blue is 126. Its HSL format shows a hue of 240°, saturation of 11 percent, and lightness of45 percent. The CMYK process values are 19 percent, 19 percent, 0 percent, 51percent.

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#66667E Color Meaning

Color #66667E signifies sophisticated dusk, muted complexity, and urban shadow. #66667E dark, desaturated purple-grey evokes twilight, wet pavement, and crushed berries, suggesting a moody, introspective, and modern elegance. Psychologically, color #66667E is cool, contemplative, and slightly mysterious, encouraging nuanced thought and emotional depth. #66667E adds a layer of sophisticated shadow to a palette, conveying intelligence, reserved creativity, and a taste for the unconventional. #66667E color feels both modern and timelessly somber. Symbolically, color #66667E represents the richness found in darkness, complexity over simplicity, and beauty that is not immediately sweet. #66667E is the color of a thoughtful evening, intellectual nightlife, or a stormy sky. Culturally, #66667E appears in avant-garde fashion, moody interior design, and branding for arts or technology that values depth and subtlety. Color #66667E provides a refined, dark neutral that carries more emotional and chromatic resonance than flat black or grey.

Color Conversion

Convert #66667E across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#66667E
RGB
rgb(102, 102, 126)
HSL
hsl(240°, 11%, 45%)
CMYK
cmyk(19%, 19%, 0%, 51%)
HSV
hsv(240°, 19%, 49%)
XYZ
13.9968 13.8339 21.6712
Yxy
13.8339 0.2828 0.2795
Hunter Lab
37.1940 0.2933 -0.7245
CIE-Lab
43.9937 5.4442 -13.3341

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red102 / 255 (40%)
40%
Green102 / 255 (40%)
40%
Blue126 / 255 (49%)
49%

CMYK Values

Cyan19 / 100 (19%)
19%
Magenta19 / 100 (19%)
19%
Yellow0 / 100 (0%)
Key (Black)51 / 100 (51%)
51%

Color Variations

#66667E harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#66667E harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #66667E for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

5.58:1
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WCAG AAA

Normal Text

5.58:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

5.58:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #66667E appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#66667E

protanopia

#666678

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #66667E;

Text Color

color: #66667E;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #66667E;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #66667E40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #66667E;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #66667E 0%, #3d3d4c 100%);

#66667E Color FAQs

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