What color is #664B93?

#664B93 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #664B93?

The RGB value is 102, 75, 147: 102 red, 75 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #664B93?

The complementary color is #78934B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #664B93?

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.

#664B93 color

#664B93 rgb(102, 75, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #664B93 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 29.4% green and 57.6% blue (102, 75, 147).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 32% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Lords of the Night (#664488), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#664B93 color codes

HEX	`#664B93`
RGB	`rgb(102, 75, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 29.4%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 32%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 49%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 49%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.78, 27.53, -35.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.78, 45.08, 307.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.261, 9.963, 28.823)`
Decimal	`6704019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #664B93, 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 #664B93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#664B93 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 #664B93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #664b93; }
.text { color: #664b93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #664b93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 75 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #664b93, #8a4b93); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #664B93?: #664B93 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #664B93?: The RGB value is 102, 75, 147: 102 red, 75 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #664B93?: The complementary color is #78934B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #664B93?: 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.