What color is #66607C?

#66607C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66607C?

The RGB value is 102, 96, 124: 102 red, 96 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66607C?

The complementary color is #767C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66607C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66607C color

#66607C rgb(102, 96, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #66607C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 37.6% green and 48.6% blue (102, 96, 124).

Its hue angle is 253°, 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 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#66607C color codes

HEX	`#66607C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 96, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 37.6%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 23%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 23%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.22, 8.61, -14.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.22, 17.13, 300.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.3, 12.646, 20.805)`
Decimal	`6709372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66607C, 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 #66607C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66607C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #66607C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66607c; }
.text { color: #66607c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66607c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 96 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66607c, #74607c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #66607C?: #66607C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66607C?: The RGB value is 102, 96, 124: 102 red, 96 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66607C?: The complementary color is #767C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66607C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.