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#665cb3 color: Blue Marguerite

#665cb3 is rgb(102, 92, 179) in RGB and oklch(52.638% 0.13305 286.131) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

52.6%
0.133
286°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.60:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.75:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #665cb3

#665cb3 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 52.6% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 286°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast and black text 3.75:1, 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: #665cb3 mixed with white

  1. 665cb3
  2. 736cbb
  3. 817cc4
  4. 908ccc
  5. 9f9cd4
  6. aeacdb
  7. bebde3
  8. cdcdea
  9. dedef1
  10. eeeef8

Darker: #665cb3 mixed with black

  1. 665cb3
  2. 584f9b
  3. 4a4284
  4. 3c366e
  5. 2f2a58
  6. 231f43
  7. 17142f
  8. 0c0a1d
  9. 04030c
  10. 000001

Calmer: #665cb3 with less saturation

  1. 665cb3
  2. 665eac
  3. 6660a5
  4. 66629e
  5. 676497
  6. 676590
  7. 686789
  8. 686881
  9. 69697a
  10. 6a6a72

Questions about #665cb3

What color is #665cb3?

#665cb3 is soft violet. The closest named color is Blue Marguerite. In RGB it is rgb(102, 92, 179), in HSL hsl(246.9, 36.4%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.638% 0.13305 286.131).

What colors go well with #665cb3?

The complementary color of #665cb3 is #756e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #316bb6 and #884f9e. The triadic partners are #a74d1a and #008259.

Is white or black text more readable on #665cb3?

White text reads better on #665cb3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and black gives 3.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #665cb3 a warm or cool color?

#665cb3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 286 degrees, its lightness 52.6% and its chroma 0.133.