What color is #66577A?

#66577A 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 #66577A?

The RGB value is 102, 87, 122: 102 red, 87 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66577A?

The complementary color is #6B7A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66577A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66577A color

#66577A rgb(102, 87, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #66577A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 34.1% green and 47.8% blue (102, 87, 122).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#66577A color codes

HEX	`#66577A`
RGB	`rgb(102, 87, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 34.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 29%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 29%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.66, 13.68, -17.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.66, 22.22, 308)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.4, 11.046, 19.887)`
Decimal	`6707066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66577A, 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 #66577A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66577A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #66577A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66577a; }
.text { color: #66577a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66577a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 87 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66577a, #78577a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #66577A?: #66577A 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 #66577A?: The RGB value is 102, 87, 122: 102 red, 87 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66577A?: The complementary color is #6B7A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66577A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.