What color is #65466B?

#65466B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65466B?

The RGB value is 101, 70, 107: 101 red, 70 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65466B?

The complementary color is #4C6B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65466B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65466B color

#65466B rgb(101, 70, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #65466B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 27.5% green and 42% blue (101, 70, 107).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 21% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#65466B color codes

HEX	`#65466B`
RGB	`rgb(101, 70, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 27.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 21%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 35%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 35%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.41, 20.39, -16.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.41, 26.08, 321.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.21, 8.209, 14.954)`
Decimal	`6637163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65466B, 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 #65466B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#65466B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #65466B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65466b; }
.text { color: #65466b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65466b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 70 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65466b, #6b465f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #65466B?: #65466B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65466B?: The RGB value is 101, 70, 107: 101 red, 70 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65466B?: The complementary color is #4C6B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65466B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.