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#665a97 color: Giant Onion

#665a97 is rgb(102, 90, 151) in RGB and oklch(50.591% 0.09562 291.642) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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252°
100%

50.6%
0.096
292°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • mauve-500
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.47:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #665a97

#665a97 is a muted violet color. In OKLCH it has 50.6% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.04:1 contrast and black text 3.47:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Giant Onion (#665d9e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #665a97 mixed with white

  1. 665a97
  2. 746aa2
  3. 8279ac
  4. 9189b7
  5. 9f9ac1
  6. afaacb
  7. bebbd6
  8. cecbe0
  9. dedcea
  10. eeeef5

Darker: #665a97 mixed with black

  1. 665a97
  2. 584d83
  3. 4a416f
  4. 3c355c
  5. 2f2949
  6. 231e37
  7. 171326
  8. 0c0917
  9. 040308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #665a97 with less saturation

  1. 665a97
  2. 665b92
  3. 655d8d
  4. 655e88
  5. 655f83
  6. 65607f
  7. 65617a
  8. 656274
  9. 65636f
  10. 65646a

Questions about #665a97

What color is #665a97?

#665a97 is muted violet. The closest named color is Giant Onion. In RGB it is rgb(102, 90, 151), in HSL hsl(251.8, 25.31%, 47.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.591% 0.09562 291.642).

What colors go well with #665a97?

The complementary color of #665a97 is #676a20. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #46649b and #7e5186. The triadic partners are #8f542d and #0c765e.

Is white or black text more readable on #665a97?

White text reads better on #665a97: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and black gives 3.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #665a97 a warm or cool color?

#665a97 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 50.6% and its chroma 0.096.