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#665ca8 color: Blue Marguerite

#665ca8 is rgb(102, 92, 168) in RGB and oklch(51.962% 0.1173 287.628) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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248°
100%

52%
0.117
288°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.66:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #665ca8

#665ca8 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 52% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.74:1 contrast and black text 3.66:1, 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: #665ca8 mixed with white

  1. 665ca8
  2. 746cb1
  3. 827cba
  4. 908cc3
  5. 9f9ccc
  6. aeacd5
  7. bebcde
  8. cecde6
  9. deddef
  10. eeeef7

Darker: #665ca8 mixed with black

  1. 665ca8
  2. 584f92
  3. 4a427c
  4. 3c3667
  5. 2f2a52
  6. 231f3f
  7. 17142c
  8. 0c0a1a
  9. 04030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #665ca8 with less saturation

  1. 665ca8
  2. 665ea2
  3. 665f9c
  4. 666196
  5. 66628f
  6. 676489
  7. 676583
  8. 67667c
  9. 686776
  10. 68686f

Questions about #665ca8

What color is #665ca8?

#665ca8 is soft violet. The closest named color is Blue Marguerite. In RGB it is rgb(102, 92, 168), in HSL hsl(247.89, 30.4%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.962% 0.1173 287.628).

What colors go well with #665ca8?

The complementary color of #665ca8 is #706d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3a69ab and #845194. The triadic partners are #9e5024 and #007d5b.

Is white or black text more readable on #665ca8?

White text reads better on #665ca8: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and black gives 3.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #665ca8 a warm or cool color?

#665ca8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 52% and its chroma 0.117.