What color is #665A90?

#665A90 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665A90?

The RGB value is 102, 90, 144: 102 red, 90 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665A90?

The complementary color is #84905A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665A90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665A90 color

#665A90 rgb(102, 90, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #665A90 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 35.3% green and 56.5% blue (102, 90, 144).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#665A90 color codes

HEX	`#665A90`
RGB	`rgb(102, 90, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 35.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 37%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 37%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.45, 17.47, -28.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.45, 33.08, 301.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.168, 12.151, 27.979)`
Decimal	`6707856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665A90, 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 #665A90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665A90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #665A90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665a90; }
.text { color: #665a90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665a90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 90 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665a90, #815a90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #665A90?: #665A90 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665A90?: The RGB value is 102, 90, 144: 102 red, 90 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665A90?: The complementary color is #84905A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665A90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.