What color is #655169?

#655169 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655169?

The RGB value is 101, 81, 105: 101 red, 81 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655169?

The complementary color is #556951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655169?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655169 color

#655169 rgb(101, 81, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #655169 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 31.8% green and 41.2% blue (101, 81, 105).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 13% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#655169 color codes

HEX	`#655169`
RGB	`rgb(101, 81, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 31.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 13%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 23%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 23%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.25, 13.1, -10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.25, 16.91, 320.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.859, 9.672, 14.657)`
Decimal	`6639977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655169, 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 #655169	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#655169 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #655169 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655169; }
.text { color: #655169; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655169; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 81 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655169, #695161); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #655169?: #655169 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655169?: The RGB value is 101, 81, 105: 101 red, 81 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655169?: The complementary color is #556951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655169?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.