What color is #664769?

#664769 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 #664769?

The RGB value is 102, 71, 105: 102 red, 71 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #664769?

The complementary color is #4A6947, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #664769?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#664769 color

#664769 rgb(102, 71, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #664769 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 27.8% green and 41.2% blue (102, 71, 105).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#664769 color codes

HEX	`#664769`
RGB	`rgb(102, 71, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 27.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 32%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 32%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.7, 19.69, -14.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.7, 24.48, 323.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.282, 8.351, 14.432)`
Decimal	`6702953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #664769, 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 #664769	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#664769 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #664769 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #664769; }
.text { color: #664769; }
.border { border: 2px solid #664769; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 71 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #664769, #69475b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #664769?: #664769 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 #664769?: The RGB value is 102, 71, 105: 102 red, 71 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #664769?: The complementary color is #4A6947, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #664769?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.