What color is #6666A0?

#6666A0 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6666A0?

The RGB value is 102, 102, 160: 102 red, 102 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6666A0?

The complementary color is #A0A066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6666A0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6666A0 color

#6666A0 rgb(102, 102, 160)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6666A0 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 40% green and 62.7% blue (102, 102, 160).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#6666A0 color codes

HEX	`#6666A0`
RGB	`rgb(102, 102, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 40%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 36%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 36%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.45, 14.48, -31.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.45, 34.56, 294.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.574, 14.865, 35.247)`
Decimal	`6710944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6666A0, 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 #6666A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6666A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #6666A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6666a0; }
.text { color: #6666a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6666a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 102 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6666a0, #8366a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #6666A0?: #6666A0 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6666A0?: The RGB value is 102, 102, 160: 102 red, 102 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6666A0?: The complementary color is #A0A066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6666A0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.