What color is #665685?

#665685 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 #665685?

The RGB value is 102, 86, 133: 102 red, 86 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665685?

The complementary color is #758556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665685?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665685 color

#665685 rgb(102, 86, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #665685 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 33.7% green and 52.2% blue (102, 86, 133).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#665685 color codes

HEX	`#665685`
RGB	`rgb(102, 86, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 33.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 35%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 35%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.87, 17.05, -23.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.87, 29.36, 305.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.04, 11.174, 23.656)`
Decimal	`6706821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665685, 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 #665685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #665685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665685; }
.text { color: #665685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 86 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665685, #7d5685); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #665685?: #665685 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 #665685?: The RGB value is 102, 86, 133: 102 red, 86 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665685?: The complementary color is #758556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665685?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.