What color is #66537C?

#66537C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66537C?

The RGB value is 102, 83, 124: 102 red, 83 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66537C?

The complementary color is #697C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66537C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66537C color

#66537C rgb(102, 83, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #66537C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 32.5% green and 48.6% blue (102, 83, 124).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 20% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#66537C color codes

HEX	`#66537C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 83, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 32.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 20%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 33%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 33%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.67, 16.65, -20.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.67, 26.23, 309.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.21, 10.467, 20.442)`
Decimal	`6706044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66537C, 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 #66537C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66537C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #66537C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66537c; }
.text { color: #66537c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66537c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 83 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66537c, #7a537c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #66537C?: #66537C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66537C?: The RGB value is 102, 83, 124: 102 red, 83 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66537C?: The complementary color is #697C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66537C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.