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#665aae color: Blue Marguerite

#665aae is rgb(102, 90, 174) in RGB and oklch(51.945% 0.12897 287.591) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

51.9%
0.129
288°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.77:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.64:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #665aae

#665aae is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 51.9% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.77:1 contrast and black text 3.64:1, 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: #665aae mixed with white

  1. 665aae
  2. 736ab7
  3. 817abf
  4. 908bc8
  5. 9f9bd0
  6. aeabd8
  7. bebce0
  8. cecce8
  9. deddf0
  10. eeeef8

Darker: #665aae mixed with black

  1. 665aae
  2. 584d97
  3. 4a4180
  4. 3c356a
  5. 2f2955
  6. 231e41
  7. 17132e
  8. 0c091c
  9. 04030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #665aae with less saturation

  1. 665aae
  2. 665ca7
  3. 665ea1
  4. 66609a
  5. 666293
  6. 66638c
  7. 676485
  8. 67667e
  9. 686777
  10. 686870

Questions about #665aae

What color is #665aae?

#665aae is soft violet. The closest named color is Blue Marguerite. In RGB it is rgb(102, 90, 174), in HSL hsl(248.57, 34.15%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.945% 0.12897 287.591).

What colors go well with #665aae?

The complementary color of #665aae is #716d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3568b2 and #874e99. The triadic partners are #a24d18 and #007f5a.

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

White text reads better on #665aae: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and black gives 3.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #665aae a warm or cool color?

#665aae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 51.9% and its chroma 0.129.