What color is #66597A?

#66597A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66597A?

The RGB value is 102, 89, 122: 102 red, 89 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66597A?

The complementary color is #6D7A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66597A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66597A color

#66597A rgb(102, 89, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #66597A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 34.9% green and 47.8% blue (102, 89, 122).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#66597A color codes

HEX	`#66597A`
RGB	`rgb(102, 89, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 34.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 27%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 27%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.2, 12.44, -16.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.2, 20.81, 306.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.564, 11.375, 19.942)`
Decimal	`6707578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66597A, 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 #66597A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66597A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #66597A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66597a; }
.text { color: #66597a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66597a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 89 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66597a, #77597a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #66597A?: #66597A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66597A?: The RGB value is 102, 89, 122: 102 red, 89 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66597A?: The complementary color is #6D7A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66597A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.