What color is #66517E?

#66517E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66517E?

The RGB value is 102, 81, 126: 102 red, 81 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66517E?

The complementary color is #697E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66517E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66517E color

#66517E rgb(102, 81, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #66517E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 31.8% green and 49.4% blue (102, 81, 126).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Royal Robe (#614A7B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#66517E color codes

HEX	`#66517E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 81, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 31.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 36%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 36%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.23, 18.39, -22.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.23, 28.81, 309.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.187, 10.216, 21.064)`
Decimal	`6705534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66517E, 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 #66517E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66517E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #66517E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66517e; }
.text { color: #66517e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66517e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 81 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66517e, #7d517e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #66517E?: #66517E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66517E?: The RGB value is 102, 81, 126: 102 red, 81 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66517E?: The complementary color is #697E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66517E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.