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#665ca2 color: Giant Onion

#665ca2 is rgb(102, 92, 162) in RGB and oklch(51.609% 0.10857 288.55) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

51.6%
0.109
289°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.81:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.62:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #665ca2

#665ca2 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 51.6% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.81:1 contrast and black text 3.62:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Giant Onion (#665d9e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #665ca2 mixed with white

  1. 665ca2
  2. 746cac
  3. 827bb5
  4. 908bbf
  5. 9f9bc8
  6. aeacd2
  7. bebcdb
  8. cecce4
  9. dedded
  10. eeeef6

Darker: #665ca2 mixed with black

  1. 665ca2
  2. 584f8c
  3. 4a4277
  4. 3c3663
  5. 2f2a4f
  6. 231f3c
  7. 17142a
  8. 0c0a19
  9. 04030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #665ca2 with less saturation

  1. 665ca2
  2. 665e9c
  3. 665f97
  4. 666191
  5. 66628b
  6. 666386
  7. 666480
  8. 67657a
  9. 676674
  10. 67676e

Questions about #665ca2

What color is #665ca2?

#665ca2 is soft violet. The closest named color is Giant Onion. In RGB it is rgb(102, 92, 162), in HSL hsl(248.57, 27.56%, 49.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.609% 0.10857 288.55).

What colors go well with #665ca2?

The complementary color of #665ca2 is #6e6c09. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3f68a5 and #82528f. The triadic partners are #995229 and #007b5c.

Is white or black text more readable on #665ca2?

White text reads better on #665ca2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and black gives 3.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #665ca2 a warm or cool color?

#665ca2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 51.6% and its chroma 0.109.