What color is #664467?

#664467 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 #664467?

The RGB value is 102, 68, 103: 102 red, 68 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #664467?

The complementary color is #456744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #664467?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#664467 color

#664467 rgb(102, 68, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #664467 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 26.7% green and 40.4% blue (102, 68, 103).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#664467 color codes

HEX	`#664467`
RGB	`rgb(102, 68, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 26.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 34%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 34%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.85, 21.11, -14.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.85, 25.66, 325.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.995, 7.939, 13.835)`
Decimal	`6702183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #664467, 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 #664467	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#664467 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #664467 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #664467; }
.text { color: #664467; }
.border { border: 2px solid #664467; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 68 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #664467, #674457); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #664467?: #664467 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 #664467?: The RGB value is 102, 68, 103: 102 red, 68 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #664467?: The complementary color is #456744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #664467?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.