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#665ea0 color: Giant Onion

#665ea0 is rgb(102, 94, 160) in RGB and oklch(51.892% 0.10247 287.834) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

51.9%
0.102
288°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 37%

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 #665ea0

#665ea0 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 51.9% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 288°.

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 Giant Onion (#665d9e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #665ea0 mixed with white

  1. 665ea0
  2. 746daa
  3. 827db4
  4. 908dbd
  5. 9f9cc7
  6. afacd0
  7. bebdda
  8. cecde3
  9. dedded
  10. eeeef6

Darker: #665ea0 mixed with black

  1. 665ea0
  2. 58518b
  3. 4a4476
  4. 3c3761
  5. 2f2b4e
  6. 231f3b
  7. 171429
  8. 0c0a19
  9. 040309
  10. 000001

Calmer: #665ea0 with less saturation

  1. 665ea0
  2. 665f9b
  3. 666195
  4. 666290
  5. 66638a
  6. 676485
  7. 67657f
  8. 67667a
  9. 686774
  10. 68686e

Questions about #665ea0

What color is #665ea0?

#665ea0 is soft violet. The closest named color is Giant Onion. In RGB it is rgb(102, 94, 160), in HSL hsl(247.27, 25.98%, 49.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.892% 0.10247 287.834).

What colors go well with #665ea0?

The complementary color of #665ea0 is #6f6c17. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4169a3 and #81548f. The triadic partners are #985430 and #0c7b5d.

Is white or black text more readable on #665ea0?

White text reads better on #665ea0: 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 #665ea0 a warm or cool color?

#665ea0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 51.9% and its chroma 0.102.