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#665ca3 color: Giant Onion

#665ca3 is rgb(102, 92, 163) in RGB and oklch(51.667% 0.11003 288.39) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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248°
100%

51.7%
0.110
288°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.79:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.62:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #665ca3

#665ca3 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 51.7% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.79:1 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: #665ca3 mixed with white

  1. 665ca3
  2. 746cad
  3. 827bb6
  4. 908bc0
  5. 9f9bc9
  6. aeacd2
  7. bebcdb
  8. cecce4
  9. dedded
  10. eeeef6

Darker: #665ca3 mixed with black

  1. 665ca3
  2. 584f8d
  3. 4a4278
  4. 3c3663
  5. 2f2a4f
  6. 231f3c
  7. 17142a
  8. 0c0a19
  9. 04030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #665ca3 with less saturation

  1. 665ca3
  2. 665e9d
  3. 665f98
  4. 666192
  5. 66628c
  6. 666386
  7. 666480
  8. 67657a
  9. 676674
  10. 67676e

Questions about #665ca3

What color is #665ca3?

#665ca3 is soft violet. The closest named color is Giant Onion. In RGB it is rgb(102, 92, 163), in HSL hsl(248.45, 27.84%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.667% 0.11003 288.39).

What colors go well with #665ca3?

The complementary color of #665ca3 is #6e6c05. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e68a6 and #825290. The triadic partners are #9a5229 and #007c5c.

Is white or black text more readable on #665ca3?

White text reads better on #665ca3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and black gives 3.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #665ca3 a warm or cool color?

#665ca3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 51.7% and its chroma 0.11.