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#665eb5 color: Blue Marguerite

#665eb5 is rgb(102, 94, 181) in RGB and oklch(53.144% 0.13292 285.11) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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246°
100%

53.1%
0.133
285°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.48:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.83:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #665eb5

#665eb5 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 53.1% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 285°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.48:1 contrast and black text 3.83:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Marguerite (#6a5bb1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #665eb5 mixed with white

  1. 665eb5
  2. 736ebd
  3. 817ec5
  4. 908ecd
  5. 9f9ed5
  6. aeaedc
  7. bebee4
  8. cdceeb
  9. dedef2
  10. eeeef8

Darker: #665eb5 mixed with black

  1. 665eb5
  2. 58519d
  3. 4a4486
  4. 3c376f
  5. 2f2b59
  6. 231f44
  7. 171430
  8. 0c0a1d
  9. 04030c
  10. 000002

Calmer: #665eb5 with less saturation

  1. 665eb5
  2. 6660ae
  3. 6762a7
  4. 6764a0
  5. 676599
  6. 686792
  7. 69688a
  8. 696983
  9. 6a6a7b
  10. 6b6b74

Questions about #665eb5

What color is #665eb5?

#665eb5 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Blue Marguerite. In RGB it is rgb(102, 94, 181), in HSL hsl(245.52, 37.02%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.144% 0.13292 285.11).

What colors go well with #665eb5?

The complementary color of #665eb5 is #786f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #306db7 and #8951a0. The triadic partners are #a94e1e and #008359.

Is white or black text more readable on #665eb5?

White text reads better on #665eb5: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and black gives 3.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #665eb5 a warm or cool color?

#665eb5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 285 degrees, its lightness 53.1% and its chroma 0.133.