What color is #664488?

#664488 is a desaturated violet known as Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lords of the Night?

The RGB value is 102, 68, 136: 102 red, 68 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lords of the Night?

The complementary color is #668844, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #664488?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lords of the Night color: hex code #664488

#664488 rgb(102, 68, 136)

Shades of purple

Lords of the Night has the hex code #664488. It is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 26.7% green and 53.3% blue (102, 68, 136).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 33% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

Lords of the Night (#664488) color codes

HEX	`#664488`
RGB	`rgb(102, 68, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 26.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 33%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 50%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 50%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.47, 28.9, -32.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.47, 43.59, 311.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.99, 8.737, 24.342)`
Decimal	`6702216`
Short hex	`#648`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lords of the Night, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #664488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#664488 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #664488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #664488; }
.text { color: #664488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #664488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 68 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #664488, #884488); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

See #664488 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #664488?: #664488 is a desaturated violet known as Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lords of the Night?: The RGB value is 102, 68, 136: 102 red, 68 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lords of the Night?: The complementary color is #668844, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #664488?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.