What color is #664873?

#664873 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #664873?

The RGB value is 102, 72, 115: 102 red, 72 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #664873?

The complementary color is #557348, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #664873?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#664873 color

#664873 rgb(102, 72, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #664873 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 28.2% green and 45.1% blue (102, 72, 115).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 23% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#664873 color codes

HEX	`#664873`
RGB	`rgb(102, 72, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 28.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 23%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 37%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 37%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.4, 21.32, -19.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.4, 29.07, 317.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.891, 8.698, 17.321)`
Decimal	`6703219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #664873, 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 #664873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#664873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #664873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #664873; }
.text { color: #664873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #664873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 72 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #664873, #73486a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #664873?: #664873 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #664873?: The RGB value is 102, 72, 115: 102 red, 72 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #664873?: The complementary color is #557348, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #664873?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.