What color is #665977?

#665977 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665977?

The RGB value is 102, 89, 119: 102 red, 89 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665977?

The complementary color is #6A7759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665977?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665977 color

#665977 rgb(102, 89, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #665977 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 34.9% green and 46.7% blue (102, 89, 119).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#665977 color codes

HEX	`#665977`
RGB	`rgb(102, 89, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 34.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 25%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 25%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.08, 11.72, -15.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.08, 19.05, 307.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.381, 11.301, 18.978)`
Decimal	`6707575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665977, 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 #665977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665977 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #665977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665977; }
.text { color: #665977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 89 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665977, #755977); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #665977?: #665977 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665977?: The RGB value is 102, 89, 119: 102 red, 89 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665977?: The complementary color is #6A7759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665977?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.