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#665aa9 color: Blue Marguerite

#665aa9 is rgb(102, 90, 169) in RGB and oklch(51.636% 0.12183 288.347) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

51.6%
0.122
288°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.83:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.60:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #665aa9

#665aa9 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 51.6% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.83:1 contrast and black text 3.6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Marguerite (#6a5bb1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #665aa9 mixed with white

  1. 665aa9
  2. 746ab2
  3. 827abb
  4. 908ac4
  5. 9f9bcd
  6. aeabd6
  7. bebbde
  8. cecce7
  9. deddef
  10. eeeef7

Darker: #665aa9 mixed with black

  1. 665aa9
  2. 584d92
  3. 4a417c
  4. 3c3567
  5. 2f2953
  6. 231e3f
  7. 17132c
  8. 0c091b
  9. 04030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #665aa9 with less saturation

  1. 665aa9
  2. 665ca3
  3. 665e9c
  4. 665f96
  5. 666190
  6. 666289
  7. 666483
  8. 67657c
  9. 676675
  10. 67676f

Questions about #665aa9

What color is #665aa9?

#665aa9 is soft violet. The closest named color is Blue Marguerite. In RGB it is rgb(102, 90, 169), in HSL hsl(249.11, 31.47%, 50.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.636% 0.12183 288.347).

What colors go well with #665aa9?

The complementary color of #665aa9 is #6f6c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3967ad and #854f94. The triadic partners are #9e4e1e and #007d5b.

Is white or black text more readable on #665aa9?

White text reads better on #665aa9: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and black gives 3.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #665aa9 a warm or cool color?

#665aa9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 51.6% and its chroma 0.122.