What color is #665B98?

#665B98 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665B98?

The RGB value is 102, 91, 152: 102 red, 91 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665B98?

The complementary color is #8D985B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665B98?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665B98 color

#665B98 rgb(102, 91, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #665B98 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 35.7% green and 59.6% blue (102, 91, 152).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 25% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#665B98 color codes

HEX	`#665B98`
RGB	`rgb(102, 91, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 35.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 25%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 40%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 40%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.11, 19.03, -31.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.11, 37.11, 300.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.887, 12.574, 31.342)`
Decimal	`6708120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665B98, 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 #665B98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665B98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #665B98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665b98; }
.text { color: #665b98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665b98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 91 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665b98, #855b98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #665B98?: #665B98 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665B98?: The RGB value is 102, 91, 152: 102 red, 91 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665B98?: The complementary color is #8D985B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665B98?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.