What color is #655970?

#655970 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655970?

The RGB value is 101, 89, 112: 101 red, 89 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655970?

The complementary color is #647059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655970?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655970 color

#655970 rgb(101, 89, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #655970 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 34.9% green and 43.9% blue (101, 89, 112).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#655970 color codes

HEX	`#655970`
RGB	`rgb(101, 89, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 34.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 21%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 21%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.72, 9.72, -11.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.72, 14.9, 310.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.863, 11.081, 16.84)`
Decimal	`6642032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655970, 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 #655970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #655970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655970; }
.text { color: #655970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 89 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655970, #705970); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #655970?: #655970 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655970?: The RGB value is 101, 89, 112: 101 red, 89 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655970?: The complementary color is #647059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655970?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.