Skip to the color picker

#665ea9 color: Blue Marguerite

#665ea9 is rgb(102, 94, 169) in RGB and oklch(52.412% 0.11567 286.571) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

246°
100%

52.4%
0.116
287°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.62:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.74:1Hard to read
Lc 26

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #665ea9

#665ea9 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 52.4% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.62:1 contrast and black text 3.74:1, 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: #665ea9 mixed with white

  1. 665ea9
  2. 746eb2
  3. 827dbb
  4. 908dc4
  5. 9f9dcd
  6. aeadd5
  7. bebdde
  8. cecde6
  9. dedeef
  10. eeeef7

Darker: #665ea9 mixed with black

  1. 665ea9
  2. 585192
  3. 4a447c
  4. 3c3767
  5. 2f2b53
  6. 231f3f
  7. 17142c
  8. 0c0a1b
  9. 04030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #665ea9 with less saturation

  1. 665ea9
  2. 6660a3
  3. 66619d
  4. 676397
  5. 676491
  6. 67658a
  7. 686684
  8. 68677e
  9. 696877
  10. 696971

Questions about #665ea9

What color is #665ea9?

#665ea9 is soft violet. The closest named color is Blue Marguerite. In RGB it is rgb(102, 94, 169), in HSL hsl(246.4, 30.36%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.412% 0.11567 286.571).

What colors go well with #665ea9?

The complementary color of #665ea9 is #736e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b6bac and #845396. The triadic partners are #9f5229 and #007f5b.

Is white or black text more readable on #665ea9?

White text reads better on #665ea9: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and black gives 3.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #665ea9 a warm or cool color?

#665ea9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 52.4% and its chroma 0.116.