What color is #664A97?

#664A97 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ultrapurple Merge. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #664A97?

The RGB value is 102, 74, 151: 102 red, 74 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #664A97?

The complementary color is #7B974A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #664A97?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#664A97 color

#664A97 rgb(102, 74, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #664A97 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 29% green and 59.2% blue (102, 74, 151).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 34% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Ultrapurple Merge (#654EA3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#664A97 color codes

HEX	`#664A97`
RGB	`rgb(102, 74, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 29%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 34%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 51%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 51%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.76, 29.22, -38.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.76, 48.04, 307.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.513, 9.957, 30.482)`
Decimal	`6703767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #664A97, 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 #664A97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#664A97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #664A97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #664a97; }
.text { color: #664a97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #664a97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 74 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #664a97, #8c4a97); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #664A97?: #664A97 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ultrapurple Merge. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #664A97?: The RGB value is 102, 74, 151: 102 red, 74 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #664A97?: The complementary color is #7B974A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #664A97?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.