What color is #665A78?

#665A78 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665A78?

The RGB value is 102, 90, 120: 102 red, 90 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665A78?

The complementary color is #6C785A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665A78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665A78 color

#665A78 rgb(102, 90, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #665A78 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 35.3% green and 47.1% blue (102, 90, 120).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% 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 6.37:1).

#665A78 color codes

HEX	`#665A78`
RGB	`rgb(102, 90, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 35.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 25%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 25%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.4, 11.34, -15.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.4, 18.93, 306.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.525, 11.493, 19.324)`
Decimal	`6707832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665A78, 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 #665A78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665A78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #665A78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665a78; }
.text { color: #665a78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665a78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 90 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665a78, #755a78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #665A78?: #665A78 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665A78?: The RGB value is 102, 90, 120: 102 red, 90 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665A78?: The complementary color is #6C785A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665A78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.