What color is #665671?

#665671 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665671?

The RGB value is 102, 86, 113: 102 red, 86 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665671?

The complementary color is #617156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665671?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665671 color

#665671 rgb(102, 86, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #665671 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 33.7% green and 44.3% blue (102, 86, 113).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#665671 color codes

HEX	`#665671`
RGB	`rgb(102, 86, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 33.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 24%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 24%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.02, 12.17, -12.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.02, 17.77, 313.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.787, 10.673, 17.059)`
Decimal	`6706801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665671, 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 #665671	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665671 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #665671 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665671; }
.text { color: #665671; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665671; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 86 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665671, #71566f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #665671?: #665671 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665671?: The RGB value is 102, 86, 113: 102 red, 86 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665671?: The complementary color is #617156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665671?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.