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#665aa6 color: Prophet Violet

#665aa6 is rgb(102, 90, 166) in RGB and oklch(51.454% 0.11752 288.827) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

51.5%
0.118
289°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.58:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #665aa6

#665aa6 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 51.5% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.87:1 contrast and black text 3.58:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Prophet Violet (#6f58a6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #665aa6 mixed with white

  1. 665aa6
  2. 746aaf
  3. 827ab9
  4. 908ac2
  5. 9f9acb
  6. aeabd4
  7. bebbdd
  8. cecce6
  9. deddee
  10. eeeef7

Darker: #665aa6 mixed with black

  1. 665aa6
  2. 584d90
  3. 4a417a
  4. 3c3565
  5. 2f2951
  6. 231e3e
  7. 17132b
  8. 0c091a
  9. 04030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #665aa6 with less saturation

  1. 665aa6
  2. 665ca0
  3. 665e9a
  4. 665f94
  5. 66618e
  6. 666287
  7. 666381
  8. 66647b
  9. 666574
  10. 67666e

Questions about #665aa6

What color is #665aa6?

#665aa6 is soft violet. The closest named color is Prophet Violet. In RGB it is rgb(102, 90, 166), in HSL hsl(249.47, 29.92%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.454% 0.11752 288.827).

What colors go well with #665aa6?

The complementary color of #665aa6 is #6e6c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b67aa and #844f92. The triadic partners are #9c4f21 and #007c5b.

Is white or black text more readable on #665aa6?

White text reads better on #665aa6: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and black gives 3.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #665aa6 a warm or cool color?

#665aa6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 51.5% and its chroma 0.118.