Skip to the color picker

#665a90 color: Colossus

#665a90 is rgb(102, 90, 144) in RGB and oklch(50.214% 0.08522 293.293) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

253°
100%

50.2%
0.085
293°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • mauve-500
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.12:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.43:1Hard to read
Lc 24

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #665a90

#665a90 is a muted violet color. In OKLCH it has 50.2% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.12:1 contrast and black text 3.43:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Colossus (#625c91). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #665a90 mixed with white

  1. 665a90
  2. 746a9b
  3. 8279a6
  4. 9189b1
  5. a099bc
  6. afaac7
  7. bebad3
  8. cecbde
  9. dedce9
  10. eeeef4

Darker: #665a90 mixed with black

  1. 665a90
  2. 584d7d
  3. 4a416a
  4. 3c3557
  5. 2f2945
  6. 231e34
  7. 171324
  8. 0c0915
  9. 040307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #665a90 with less saturation

  1. 665a90
  2. 665b8c
  3. 655c87
  4. 655e83
  5. 655f7f
  6. 65607a
  7. 646076
  8. 646171
  9. 64626d
  10. 646368

Questions about #665a90

What color is #665a90?

#665a90 is muted violet. The closest named color is Colossus. In RGB it is rgb(102, 90, 144), in HSL hsl(253.33, 23.08%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.214% 0.08522 293.293).

What colors go well with #665a90?

The complementary color of #665a90 is #64692b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a6395 and #7b5380. The triadic partners are #8a5532 and #1f735f.

Is white or black text more readable on #665a90?

White text reads better on #665a90: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and black gives 3.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #665a90 a warm or cool color?

#665a90 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 50.2% and its chroma 0.085.