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#665daa color: Blue Marguerite

#665daa is rgb(102, 93, 170) in RGB and oklch(52.276% 0.11866 286.896) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

52.3%
0.119
287°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

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 #665daa

#665daa is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 52.3% lightness, 0.119 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: #665daa mixed with white

  1. 665daa
  2. 746db3
  3. 827dbc
  4. 908cc5
  5. 9f9cce
  6. aeacd6
  7. bebddf
  8. cecde7
  9. deddef
  10. eeeef7

Darker: #665daa mixed with black

  1. 665daa
  2. 585093
  3. 4a437d
  4. 3c3768
  5. 2f2a53
  6. 231f3f
  7. 17142d
  8. 0c0a1b
  9. 04030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #665daa with less saturation

  1. 665daa
  2. 665fa4
  3. 66609e
  4. 666297
  5. 676391
  6. 67658b
  7. 676684
  8. 68677e
  9. 686877
  10. 696970

Questions about #665daa

What color is #665daa?

#665daa is soft violet. The closest named color is Blue Marguerite. In RGB it is rgb(102, 93, 170), in HSL hsl(247.01, 31.17%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.276% 0.11866 286.896).

What colors go well with #665daa?

The complementary color of #665daa is #726d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #396aad and #855297. The triadic partners are #a05125 and #007f5b.

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

White text reads better on #665daa: 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 #665daa a warm or cool color?

#665daa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 52.3% and its chroma 0.119.