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#665cae color: Blue Marguerite

#665cae is rgb(102, 92, 174) in RGB and oklch(52.326% 0.12594 286.785) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

52.3%
0.126
287°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.71:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #665cae

#665cae is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 52.3% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.66:1 contrast and black text 3.71:1, 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: #665cae mixed with white

  1. 665cae
  2. 736cb7
  3. 817cbf
  4. 908cc8
  5. 9f9cd0
  6. aeacd8
  7. bebce0
  8. cecde8
  9. deddf0
  10. eeeef8

Darker: #665cae mixed with black

  1. 665cae
  2. 584f97
  3. 4a4280
  4. 3c366a
  5. 2f2a55
  6. 231f41
  7. 17142e
  8. 0c0a1c
  9. 04030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #665cae with less saturation

  1. 665cae
  2. 665ea7
  3. 6660a1
  4. 66629a
  5. 676394
  6. 67648d
  7. 676686
  8. 68677f
  9. 686878
  10. 696971

Questions about #665cae

What color is #665cae?

#665cae is soft violet. The closest named color is Blue Marguerite. In RGB it is rgb(102, 92, 174), in HSL hsl(247.32, 33.61%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.326% 0.12594 286.785).

What colors go well with #665cae?

The complementary color of #665cae is #736d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #356ab1 and #865099. The triadic partners are #a34f1f and #00805a.

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

White text reads better on #665cae: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and black gives 3.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #665cae a warm or cool color?

#665cae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 52.3% and its chroma 0.126.