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#665ea2 color: Giant Onion

#665ea2 is rgb(102, 94, 162) in RGB and oklch(52.005% 0.10542 287.538) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

52%
0.105
288°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.69:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.69:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #665ea2

#665ea2 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 52% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.69:1 contrast and black text 3.69:1, 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: #665ea2 mixed with white

  1. 665ea2
  2. 746dac
  3. 827db5
  4. 908dbf
  5. 9f9dc8
  6. aeacd2
  7. bebddb
  8. cecde4
  9. dedded
  10. eeeef6

Darker: #665ea2 mixed with black

  1. 665ea2
  2. 58518c
  3. 4a4477
  4. 3c3763
  5. 2f2b4f
  6. 231f3c
  7. 17142a
  8. 0c0a19
  9. 04030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #665ea2 with less saturation

  1. 665ea2
  2. 66609c
  3. 666197
  4. 666291
  5. 67638c
  6. 676486
  7. 676580
  8. 67667b
  9. 686775
  10. 68686f

Questions about #665ea2

What color is #665ea2?

#665ea2 is soft violet. The closest named color is Giant Onion. In RGB it is rgb(102, 94, 162), in HSL hsl(247.06, 26.77%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.005% 0.10542 287.538).

What colors go well with #665ea2?

The complementary color of #665ea2 is #706d12. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4069a5 and #825490. The triadic partners are #99542e and #027c5d.

Is white or black text more readable on #665ea2?

White text reads better on #665ea2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and black gives 3.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #665ea2 a warm or cool color?

#665ea2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 52% and its chroma 0.105.