What color is #66628B?

#66628B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66628B?

The RGB value is 102, 98, 139: 102 red, 98 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66628B?

The complementary color is #878B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66628B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66628B color

#66628B rgb(102, 98, 139)

Shades of blue

The hex color #66628B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 38.4% green and 54.5% blue (102, 98, 139).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#66628B color codes

HEX	`#66628B`
RGB	`rgb(102, 98, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 38.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 29%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 29%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.4, 11.19, -22.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.4, 24.74, 296.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.506, 13.424, 26.248)`
Decimal	`6709899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66628B, 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 #66628B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66628B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #66628B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66628b; }
.text { color: #66628b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66628b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 98 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66628b, #7a628b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #66628B?: #66628B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66628B?: The RGB value is 102, 98, 139: 102 red, 98 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66628B?: The complementary color is #878B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66628B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.