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#665ece color: Dark Periwinkle

#665ece is rgb(102, 94, 206) in RGB and oklch(54.806% 0.16756 282.578) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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244°
100%

54.8%
0.168
283°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • indigo-500
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.06:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #665ece

#665ece is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 54.8% lightness, 0.168 chroma and a hue of 283°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.18:1 contrast and black text 4.06:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dark Periwinkle (#665fd1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #665ece mixed with white

  1. 665ece
  2. 736fd4
  3. 817fda
  4. 8f8fe0
  5. 9e9fe5
  6. adafea
  7. bdbfef
  8. cdcff3
  9. dddff8
  10. eeeffb

Darker: #665ece mixed with black

  1. 665ece
  2. 5851b3
  3. 4a4498
  4. 3c377f
  5. 2f2b66
  6. 231f4e
  7. 171438
  8. 0c0a23
  9. 04030f
  10. 000002

Calmer: #665ece with less saturation

  1. 665ece
  2. 6661c5
  3. 6764bc
  4. 6866b3
  5. 6969aa
  6. 6a6ba1
  7. 6b6c97
  8. 6c6e8e
  9. 6e6f85
  10. 6f707b

Questions about #665ece

What color is #665ece?

#665ece is soft indigo. The closest named color is Dark Periwinkle. In RGB it is rgb(102, 94, 206), in HSL hsl(244.29, 53.33%, 58.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.806% 0.16756 282.578).

What colors go well with #665ece?

The complementary color of #665ece is #817300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0071ce and #924db5. The triadic partners are #bc4500 and #008a57.

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

White text reads better on #665ece: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and black gives 4.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #665ece a warm or cool color?

#665ece is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 283 degrees, its lightness 54.8% and its chroma 0.168.