What color is #665E88?

#665E88 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 #665E88?

The RGB value is 102, 94, 136: 102 red, 94 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665E88?

The complementary color is #80885E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665E88?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665E88 color

#665E88 rgb(102, 94, 136)

Shades of blue

The hex color #665E88 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 36.9% green and 53.3% blue (102, 94, 136).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#665E88 color codes

HEX	`#665E88`
RGB	`rgb(102, 94, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 36.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 31%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 31%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.17, 12.87, -22.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.17, 25.63, 300.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.925, 12.608, 24.988)`
Decimal	`6708872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665E88, 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 #665E88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665E88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #665E88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665e88; }
.text { color: #665e88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665e88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 94 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665e88, #7b5e88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #665E88?: #665E88 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 #665E88?: The RGB value is 102, 94, 136: 102 red, 94 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665E88?: The complementary color is #80885E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665E88?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.