What color is #664264?

#664264 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #664264?

The RGB value is 102, 66, 100: 102 red, 66 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #664264?

The complementary color is #426644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #664264?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#664264 color

#664264 rgb(102, 66, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #664264 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 25.9% green and 39.2% blue (102, 66, 100).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 21% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 2% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#664264 color codes

HEX	`#664264`
RGB	`rgb(102, 66, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 25.9%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 21%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 35%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 2%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.23, 21.7, -13.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.23, 25.64, 327.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.728, 7.642, 13.017)`
Decimal	`6701668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #664264, 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 #664264	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#664264 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #664264 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #664264; }
.text { color: #664264; }
.border { border: 2px solid #664264; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 66 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #664264, #664252); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #664264?: #664264 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #664264?: The RGB value is 102, 66, 100: 102 red, 66 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #664264?: The complementary color is #426644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #664264?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.