What color is #65557A?

#65557A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65557A?

The RGB value is 101, 85, 122: 101 red, 85 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65557A?

The complementary color is #6A7A55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65557A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65557A color

#65557A rgb(101, 85, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #65557A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 33.3% green and 47.8% blue (101, 85, 122).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#65557A color codes

HEX	`#65557A`
RGB	`rgb(101, 85, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 33.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 30%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 30%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.02, 14.58, -18.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.02, 23.56, 308.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.127, 10.669, 19.829)`
Decimal	`6641018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65557A, 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 #65557A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#65557A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #65557A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65557a; }
.text { color: #65557a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65557a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 85 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65557a, #78557a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #65557A?: #65557A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65557A?: The RGB value is 101, 85, 122: 101 red, 85 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65557A?: The complementary color is #6A7A55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65557A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.