What color is #665484?

#665484 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 #665484?

The RGB value is 102, 84, 132: 102 red, 84 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665484?

The complementary color is #728454, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665484?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665484 color

#665484 rgb(102, 84, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #665484 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 32.9% green and 51.8% blue (102, 84, 132).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#665484 color codes

HEX	`#665484`
RGB	`rgb(102, 84, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 32.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 36%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 36%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.29, 18.04, -24.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.29, 30.18, 306.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.814, 10.831, 23.241)`
Decimal	`6706308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665484, 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 #665484	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665484 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #665484 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665484; }
.text { color: #665484; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665484; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 84 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665484, #7e5484); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #665484?: #665484 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 #665484?: The RGB value is 102, 84, 132: 102 red, 84 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665484?: The complementary color is #728454, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665484?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.