What color is #655771?

#655771 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655771?

The RGB value is 101, 87, 113: 101 red, 87 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655771?

The complementary color is #637157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655771?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655771 color

#655771 rgb(101, 87, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #655771 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 34.1% green and 44.3% blue (101, 87, 113).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#655771 color codes

HEX	`#655771`
RGB	`rgb(101, 87, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 34.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 23%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.2, 11.19, -12.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.2, 16.92, 311.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.755, 10.775, 17.08)`
Decimal	`6641521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655771, 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 #655771	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655771 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #655771 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655771; }
.text { color: #655771; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655771; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 87 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655771, #715770); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #655771?: #655771 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655771?: The RGB value is 101, 87, 113: 101 red, 87 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655771?: The complementary color is #637157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655771?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.