What color is #66567C?

#66567C 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 #66567C?

The RGB value is 102, 86, 124: 102 red, 86 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66567C?

The complementary color is #6C7C56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66567C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66567C color

#66567C rgb(102, 86, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #66567C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 33.7% green and 48.6% blue (102, 86, 124).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#66567C color codes

HEX	`#66567C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 86, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 33.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 31%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 31%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.47, 14.79, -19.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.47, 24.1, 307.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.445, 10.936, 20.52)`
Decimal	`6706812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66567C, 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 #66567C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66567C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #66567C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66567c; }
.text { color: #66567c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66567c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 86 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66567c, #79567c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #66567C?: #66567C 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 #66567C?: The RGB value is 102, 86, 124: 102 red, 86 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66567C?: The complementary color is #6C7C56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66567C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.