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#665bb0 color: Blue Marguerite

#665bb0 is rgb(102, 91, 176) in RGB and oklch(52.26% 0.1303 286.916) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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248°
100%

52.3%
0.130
287°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.69:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.69:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #665bb0

#665bb0 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 52.3% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.69:1 contrast and black text 3.69:1, 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: #665bb0 mixed with white

  1. 665bb0
  2. 736bb9
  3. 817bc1
  4. 908bc9
  5. 9f9cd2
  6. aeacda
  7. bebce1
  8. cdcde9
  9. deddf0
  10. eeeef8

Darker: #665bb0 mixed with black

  1. 665bb0
  2. 584e99
  3. 4a4182
  4. 3c356c
  5. 2f2956
  6. 231e42
  7. 17132e
  8. 0c091c
  9. 04030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #665bb0 with less saturation

  1. 665bb0
  2. 665da9
  3. 665fa2
  4. 66619c
  5. 666395
  6. 67648e
  7. 676587
  8. 686780
  9. 686878
  10. 696971

Questions about #665bb0

What color is #665bb0?

#665bb0 is soft violet. The closest named color is Blue Marguerite. In RGB it is rgb(102, 91, 176), in HSL hsl(247.76, 34.98%, 52.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.26% 0.1303 286.916).

What colors go well with #665bb0?

The complementary color of #665bb0 is #736d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3369b3 and #874f9b. The triadic partners are #a44d1a and #008059.

Is white or black text more readable on #665bb0?

White text reads better on #665bb0: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and black gives 3.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #665bb0 a warm or cool color?

#665bb0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 52.3% and its chroma 0.13.