What color is #665571?

#665571 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665571?

The RGB value is 102, 85, 113: 102 red, 85 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665571?

The complementary color is #607155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665571?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665571 color

#665571 rgb(102, 85, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #665571 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 33.3% green and 44.3% blue (102, 85, 113).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#665571 color codes

HEX	`#665571`
RGB	`rgb(102, 85, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 33.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 25%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 25%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.75, 12.79, -13.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.75, 18.5, 313.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.708, 10.514, 17.032)`
Decimal	`6706545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665571, 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 #665571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665571 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #665571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665571; }
.text { color: #665571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 85 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665571, #71556e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #665571?: #665571 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665571?: The RGB value is 102, 85, 113: 102 red, 85 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665571?: The complementary color is #607155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665571?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.