What color is #665182?

#665182 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sumptuous Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665182?

The RGB value is 102, 81, 130: 102 red, 81 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665182?

The complementary color is #6D8251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665182?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665182 color

#665182 rgb(102, 81, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #665182 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 31.8% green and 51% blue (102, 81, 130).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sumptuous Purple (#604C81), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#665182 color codes

HEX	`#665182`
RGB	`rgb(102, 81, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 31.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 38%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.41, 19.39, -24.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.41, 31.12, 308.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.45, 10.321, 22.451)`
Decimal	`6705538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665182, 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 #665182	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665182 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	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 #665182 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665182; }
.text { color: #665182; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665182; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 81 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665182, #7f5182); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #665182?: #665182 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sumptuous Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665182?: The RGB value is 102, 81, 130: 102 red, 81 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665182?: The complementary color is #6D8251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665182?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.