What color is #665482?

#665482 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 #665482?

The RGB value is 102, 84, 130: 102 red, 84 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665482?

The complementary color is #708254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665482?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665482 color

#665482 rgb(102, 84, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #665482 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 32.9% green and 51% blue (102, 84, 130).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#665482 color codes

HEX	`#665482`
RGB	`rgb(102, 84, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 32.9%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 35%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.2, 17.53, -23.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.2, 29.01, 307.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.678, 10.777, 22.527)`
Decimal	`6706306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665482, 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 #665482	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665482 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #665482 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665482; }
.text { color: #665482; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665482; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 84 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665482, #7d5482); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #665482?: #665482 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 #665482?: The RGB value is 102, 84, 130: 102 red, 84 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665482?: The complementary color is #708254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665482?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.