What color is #665F7C?

#665F7C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665F7C?

The RGB value is 102, 95, 124: 102 red, 95 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665F7C?

The complementary color is #757C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665F7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665F7C color

#665F7C rgb(102, 95, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #665F7C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 37.3% green and 48.6% blue (102, 95, 124).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#665F7C color codes

HEX	`#665F7C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 95, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 37.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 23%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 23%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.94, 9.23, -15.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.94, 17.81, 301.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.209, 12.464, 20.775)`
Decimal	`6709116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665F7C, 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 #665F7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665F7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #665F7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665f7c; }
.text { color: #665f7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665f7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 95 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665f7c, #755f7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #665F7C?: #665F7C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665F7C?: The RGB value is 102, 95, 124: 102 red, 95 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665F7C?: The complementary color is #757C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665F7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.