What color is #655170?

#655170 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655170?

The RGB value is 101, 81, 112: 101 red, 81 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655170?

The complementary color is #5C7051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655170?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655170 color

#655170 rgb(101, 81, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #655170 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 31.8% green and 43.9% blue (101, 81, 112).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#655170 color codes

HEX	`#655170`
RGB	`rgb(101, 81, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 31.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 28%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 28%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.52, 14.68, -14.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.52, 20.73, 315.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.233, 9.822, 16.63)`
Decimal	`6639984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655170, 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 #655170	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#655170 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #655170 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655170; }
.text { color: #655170; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655170; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 81 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655170, #70516b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #655170?: #655170 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655170?: The RGB value is 101, 81, 112: 101 red, 81 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655170?: The complementary color is #5C7051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655170?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.