What color is #665B8C?

#665B8C 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 #665B8C?

The RGB value is 102, 91, 140: 102 red, 91 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665B8C?

The complementary color is #818C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665B8C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665B8C color

#665B8C rgb(102, 91, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #665B8C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 35.7% green and 54.9% blue (102, 91, 140).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#665B8C color codes

HEX	`#665B8C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 91, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 35.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 35%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 35%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.53, 15.78, -25.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.53, 30.04, 301.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.953, 12.2, 26.426)`
Decimal	`6708108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665B8C, 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 #665B8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665B8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #665B8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665b8c; }
.text { color: #665b8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665b8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 91 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665b8c, #7f5b8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #665B8C?: #665B8C 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 #665B8C?: The RGB value is 102, 91, 140: 102 red, 91 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665B8C?: The complementary color is #818C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665B8C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.