What color is #664667?

#664667 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 #664667?

The RGB value is 102, 70, 103: 102 red, 70 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #664667?

The complementary color is #476746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #664667?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#664667 color

#664667 rgb(102, 70, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #664667 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 27.5% green and 40.4% blue (102, 70, 103).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 19% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#664667 color codes

HEX	`#664667`
RGB	`rgb(102, 70, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 27.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 19%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 32%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 32%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.36, 19.88, -13.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.36, 24.2, 325.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.118, 8.185, 13.876)`
Decimal	`6702695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #664667, 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 #664667	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#664667 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #664667 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #664667; }
.text { color: #664667; }
.border { border: 2px solid #664667; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 70 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #664667, #674657); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #664667?: #664667 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 #664667?: The RGB value is 102, 70, 103: 102 red, 70 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #664667?: The complementary color is #476746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #664667?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.