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#665ea7 color: Giant Onion

#665ea7 is rgb(102, 94, 167) in RGB and oklch(52.294% 0.11276 286.837) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

52.3%
0.113
287°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.64:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.72:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #665ea7

#665ea7 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 52.3% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.64:1 contrast and black text 3.72:1, 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: #665ea7 mixed with white

  1. 665ea7
  2. 746eb0
  3. 827db9
  4. 908dc3
  5. 9f9dcc
  6. aeadd4
  7. bebddd
  8. cecde6
  9. dedeee
  10. eeeef7

Darker: #665ea7 mixed with black

  1. 665ea7
  2. 585191
  3. 4a447b
  4. 3c3766
  5. 2f2b52
  6. 231f3e
  7. 17142c
  8. 0c0a1a
  9. 04030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #665ea7 with less saturation

  1. 665ea7
  2. 6660a1
  3. 66619b
  4. 666395
  5. 67648f
  6. 676589
  7. 676683
  8. 68677d
  9. 686877
  10. 696970

Questions about #665ea7

What color is #665ea7?

#665ea7 is soft violet. The closest named color is Giant Onion. In RGB it is rgb(102, 94, 167), in HSL hsl(246.58, 29.32%, 51.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.294% 0.11276 286.837).

What colors go well with #665ea7?

The complementary color of #665ea7 is #726d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3c6aaa and #845395. The triadic partners are #9d522b and #007e5c.

Is white or black text more readable on #665ea7?

White text reads better on #665ea7: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and black gives 3.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #665ea7 a warm or cool color?

#665ea7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 52.3% and its chroma 0.113.