What color is #664A71?

#664A71 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #664A71?

The RGB value is 102, 74, 113: 102 red, 74 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #664A71?

The complementary color is #55714A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #664A71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#664A71 color

#664A71 rgb(102, 74, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #664A71 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 29% green and 44.3% blue (102, 74, 113).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 21% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#664A71 color codes

HEX	`#664A71`
RGB	`rgb(102, 74, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 29%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 21%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 35%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 35%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.82, 19.62, -17.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.82, 26.53, 317.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.908, 8.915, 16.766)`
Decimal	`6703729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #664A71, 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 #664A71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#664A71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #664A71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #664a71; }
.text { color: #664a71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #664a71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 74 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #664a71, #714a69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #664A71?: #664A71 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #664A71?: The RGB value is 102, 74, 113: 102 red, 74 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #664A71?: The complementary color is #55714A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #664A71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.