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#665ea3 color: Giant Onion

#665ea3 is rgb(102, 94, 163) in RGB and oklch(52.062% 0.1069 287.393) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

52.1%
0.107
287°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.69:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #665ea3

#665ea3 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 52.1% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.68:1 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: #665ea3 mixed with white

  1. 665ea3
  2. 746dad
  3. 827db6
  4. 908dc0
  5. 9f9dc9
  6. aeadd2
  7. bebddb
  8. cecde4
  9. dedded
  10. eeeef6

Darker: #665ea3 mixed with black

  1. 665ea3
  2. 58518d
  3. 4a4478
  4. 3c3763
  5. 2f2b4f
  6. 231f3c
  7. 17142a
  8. 0c0a19
  9. 04030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #665ea3 with less saturation

  1. 665ea3
  2. 66609d
  3. 666198
  4. 666292
  5. 67638c
  6. 676587
  7. 676681
  8. 68677b
  9. 686775
  10. 68686f

Questions about #665ea3

What color is #665ea3?

#665ea3 is soft violet. The closest named color is Giant Onion. In RGB it is rgb(102, 94, 163), in HSL hsl(246.96, 27.27%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.062% 0.1069 287.393).

What colors go well with #665ea3?

The complementary color of #665ea3 is #706d0e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3f6aa6 and #825491. The triadic partners are #9a542e and #007c5c.

Is white or black text more readable on #665ea3?

White text reads better on #665ea3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and black gives 3.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #665ea3 a warm or cool color?

#665ea3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 52.1% and its chroma 0.107.