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#665aa2 color: Giant Onion

#665aa2 is rgb(102, 90, 162) in RGB and oklch(51.217% 0.11174 289.504) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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250°
100%

51.2%
0.112
290°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.92:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.55:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #665aa2

#665aa2 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 51.2% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.92:1 contrast and black text 3.55:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #665aa2 mixed with white

  1. 665aa2
  2. 746aac
  3. 827ab5
  4. 908abf
  5. 9f9ac8
  6. aeabd2
  7. bebbdb
  8. cecce4
  9. dedded
  10. eeeef6

Darker: #665aa2 mixed with black

  1. 665aa2
  2. 584d8c
  3. 4a4177
  4. 3c3563
  5. 2f294f
  6. 231e3c
  7. 17132a
  8. 0c0919
  9. 04030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #665aa2 with less saturation

  1. 665aa2
  2. 665c9c
  3. 665d97
  4. 665f91
  5. 66608b
  6. 666285
  7. 66637f
  8. 666479
  9. 666573
  10. 66666d

Questions about #665aa2

What color is #665aa2?

#665aa2 is soft violet. The closest named color is Giant Onion. In RGB it is rgb(102, 90, 162), in HSL hsl(250, 28.57%, 49.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.217% 0.11174 289.504).

What colors go well with #665aa2?

The complementary color of #665aa2 is #6c6b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e66a6 and #82508f. The triadic partners are #985124 and #007b5c.

Is white or black text more readable on #665aa2?

White text reads better on #665aa2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and black gives 3.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #665aa2 a warm or cool color?

#665aa2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 51.2% and its chroma 0.112.