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#665d98 color: Giant Onion

#665d98 is rgb(102, 93, 152) in RGB and oklch(51.249% 0.09219 289.736) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

51.2%
0.092
290°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.86:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.58:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #665d98

#665d98 is a muted violet color. In OKLCH it has 51.2% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.86:1 contrast and black text 3.58:1, 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: #665d98 mixed with white

  1. 665d98
  2. 746ca2
  3. 827cad
  4. 918cb7
  5. 9f9bc2
  6. afaccc
  7. bebcd6
  8. cecce0
  9. deddeb
  10. eeeef5

Darker: #665d98 mixed with black

  1. 665d98
  2. 585084
  3. 4a4370
  4. 3c375c
  5. 2f2a4a
  6. 231f38
  7. 171427
  8. 0c0a17
  9. 040308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #665d98 with less saturation

  1. 665d98
  2. 665e93
  3. 665f8e
  4. 66618a
  5. 666285
  6. 666380
  7. 66647b
  8. 666476
  9. 666571
  10. 66666c

Questions about #665d98

What color is #665d98?

#665d98 is muted violet. The closest named color is Giant Onion. In RGB it is rgb(102, 93, 152), in HSL hsl(249.15, 24.08%, 48.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.249% 0.09219 289.736).

What colors go well with #665d98?

The complementary color of #665d98 is #6a6b24. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #46679b and #7e5588. The triadic partners are #915633 and #1d785e.

Is white or black text more readable on #665d98?

White text reads better on #665d98: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and black gives 3.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #665d98 a warm or cool color?

#665d98 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 51.2% and its chroma 0.092.