What color is #666797?

#666797 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 #666797?

The RGB value is 102, 103, 151: 102 red, 103 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666797?

The complementary color is #979666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666797?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666797 color

#666797 rgb(102, 103, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #666797 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 40.4% green and 59.2% blue (102, 103, 151).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#666797 color codes

HEX	`#666797`
RGB	`rgb(102, 103, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 40.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 32%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 32%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.3, 11.35, -26.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.3, 28.62, 293.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.914, 14.759, 31.282)`
Decimal	`6711191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666797, 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 #666797	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666797 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #666797 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666797; }
.text { color: #666797; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666797; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 103 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666797, #7e6697); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #666797?: #666797 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 #666797?: The RGB value is 102, 103, 151: 102 red, 103 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666797?: The complementary color is #979666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666797?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.