What color is #665F82?

#665F82 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 #665F82?

The RGB value is 102, 95, 130: 102 red, 95 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665F82?

The complementary color is #7B825F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665F82?

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.

#665F82 color

#665F82 rgb(102, 95, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #665F82 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 37.3% green and 51% blue (102, 95, 130).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#665F82 color codes

HEX	`#665F82`
RGB	`rgb(102, 95, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 37.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 27%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.19, 10.72, -18.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.19, 21.38, 300.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.6, 12.621, 22.834)`
Decimal	`6709122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665F82, 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 #665F82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665F82 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 #665F82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665f82; }
.text { color: #665f82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665f82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 95 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665f82, #785f82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #665F82?: #665F82 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 #665F82?: The RGB value is 102, 95, 130: 102 red, 95 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665F82?: The complementary color is #7B825F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665F82?: 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.