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#665ba7 color: Prophet Violet

#665ba7 is rgb(102, 91, 167) in RGB and oklch(51.708% 0.11741 288.227) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

51.7%
0.117
288°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.80:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.62:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #665ba7

#665ba7 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 51.7% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast and black text 3.62:1, 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: #665ba7 mixed with white

  1. 665ba7
  2. 746bb0
  3. 827bba
  4. 908bc3
  5. 9f9bcc
  6. aeabd4
  7. bebcdd
  8. cecce6
  9. deddee
  10. eeeef7

Darker: #665ba7 mixed with black

  1. 665ba7
  2. 584e91
  3. 4a417b
  4. 3c3566
  5. 2f2952
  6. 231e3e
  7. 17132c
  8. 0c091a
  9. 04030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #665ba7 with less saturation

  1. 665ba7
  2. 665da1
  3. 665f9b
  4. 666095
  5. 66628f
  6. 666388
  7. 666482
  8. 67657c
  9. 676675
  10. 67676f

Questions about #665ba7

What color is #665ba7?

#665ba7 is soft violet. The closest named color is Prophet Violet. In RGB it is rgb(102, 91, 167), in HSL hsl(248.68, 30.16%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.708% 0.11741 288.227).

What colors go well with #665ba7?

The complementary color of #665ba7 is #6f6c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b68ab and #845093. The triadic partners are #9d5023 and #007d5b.

Is white or black text more readable on #665ba7?

White text reads better on #665ba7: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and black gives 3.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #665ba7 a warm or cool color?

#665ba7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 51.7% and its chroma 0.117.