What color is #665875?

#665875 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665875?

The RGB value is 102, 88, 117: 102 red, 88 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665875?

The complementary color is #677558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665875?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665875 color

#665875 rgb(102, 88, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #665875 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 34.5% green and 45.9% blue (102, 88, 117).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#665875 color codes

HEX	`#665875`
RGB	`rgb(102, 88, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 34.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 25%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 25%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.73, 11.86, -14.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.73, 18.61, 309.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.18, 11.089, 18.325)`
Decimal	`6707317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665875, 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 #665875	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665875 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #665875 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665875; }
.text { color: #665875; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665875; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 88 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665875, #745875); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #665875?: #665875 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665875?: The RGB value is 102, 88, 117: 102 red, 88 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665875?: The complementary color is #677558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665875?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.