What color is #66679C?

#66679C 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 #66679C?

The RGB value is 102, 103, 156: 102 red, 103 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66679C?

The complementary color is #9C9B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66679C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66679C color

#66679C rgb(102, 103, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #66679C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 40.4% green and 61.2% blue (102, 103, 156).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#66679C color codes

HEX	`#66679C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 103, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 40.4%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 35%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 34%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.53, 12.73, -28.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.53, 31.57, 293.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.329, 14.925, 33.467)`
Decimal	`6711196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66679C, 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 #66679C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66679C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #66679C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66679c; }
.text { color: #66679c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66679c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 103 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66679c, #80669c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #66679C?: #66679C 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 #66679C?: The RGB value is 102, 103, 156: 102 red, 103 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66679C?: The complementary color is #9C9B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66679C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.