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#665ca9 color: Blue Marguerite

#665ca9 is rgb(102, 92, 169) in RGB and oklch(52.022% 0.11875 287.483) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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248°
100%

52%
0.119
287°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.72:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.67:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #665ca9

#665ca9 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 52% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.72:1 contrast and black text 3.67:1, 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: #665ca9 mixed with white

  1. 665ca9
  2. 746cb2
  3. 827cbb
  4. 908cc4
  5. 9f9ccd
  6. aeacd6
  7. bebcde
  8. cecde6
  9. deddef
  10. eeeef7

Darker: #665ca9 mixed with black

  1. 665ca9
  2. 584f92
  3. 4a427c
  4. 3c3667
  5. 2f2a53
  6. 231f3f
  7. 17142c
  8. 0c0a1b
  9. 04030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #665ca9 with less saturation

  1. 665ca9
  2. 665ea3
  3. 66609d
  4. 666196
  5. 666390
  6. 67648a
  7. 676583
  8. 67667d
  9. 686776
  10. 686870

Questions about #665ca9

What color is #665ca9?

#665ca9 is soft violet. The closest named color is Blue Marguerite. In RGB it is rgb(102, 92, 169), in HSL hsl(247.79, 30.92%, 51.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.022% 0.11875 287.483).

What colors go well with #665ca9?

The complementary color of #665ca9 is #716d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3a69ac and #855195. The triadic partners are #9f5024 and #007e5b.

Is white or black text more readable on #665ca9?

White text reads better on #665ca9: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and black gives 3.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #665ca9 a warm or cool color?

#665ca9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 52% and its chroma 0.119.