What color is #664395?

#664395 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Poppy Pompadour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #664395?

The RGB value is 102, 67, 149: 102 red, 67 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #664395?

The complementary color is #729543, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #664395?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#664395 color

#664395 rgb(102, 67, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #664395 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 26.3% green and 58.4% blue (102, 67, 149).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 38% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Poppy Pompadour (#6B3FA0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#664395 color codes

HEX	`#664395`
RGB	`rgb(102, 67, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 26.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 38%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 55%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 55%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36, 32.88, -39.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36, 51.57, 309.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.91, 9.009, 29.487)`
Decimal	`6701973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #664395, 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 #664395	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#664395 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #664395 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #664395; }
.text { color: #664395; }
.border { border: 2px solid #664395; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 67 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #664395, #8f4395); }

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Questions

What color is #664395?: #664395 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Poppy Pompadour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #664395?: The RGB value is 102, 67, 149: 102 red, 67 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #664395?: The complementary color is #729543, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #664395?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.