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#665fa3 color: Giant Onion

#665fa3 is rgb(102, 95, 163) in RGB and oklch(52.261% 0.10533 286.872) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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246°
100%

52.3%
0.105
287°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.63:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.73:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #665fa3

#665fa3 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 52.3% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.63:1 contrast and black text 3.73:1, 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: #665fa3 mixed with white

  1. 665fa3
  2. 746ead
  3. 827eb6
  4. 908dc0
  5. 9f9dc9
  6. aeadd2
  7. bebddb
  8. cecde4
  9. dedeed
  10. eeeef6

Darker: #665fa3 mixed with black

  1. 665fa3
  2. 58528d
  3. 4a4478
  4. 3c3863
  5. 2f2c4f
  6. 23203c
  7. 17152a
  8. 0c0a19
  9. 04030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #665fa3 with less saturation

  1. 665fa3
  2. 66609d
  3. 666298
  4. 676392
  5. 67648d
  6. 676587
  7. 686681
  8. 68677b
  9. 686876
  10. 696970

Questions about #665fa3

What color is #665fa3?

#665fa3 is soft violet. The closest named color is Giant Onion. In RGB it is rgb(102, 95, 163), in HSL hsl(246.18, 26.98%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.261% 0.10533 286.872).

What colors go well with #665fa3?

The complementary color of #665fa3 is #716d12. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #406aa5 and #825592. The triadic partners are #9a5430 and #087c5d.

Is white or black text more readable on #665fa3?

White text reads better on #665fa3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and black gives 3.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #665fa3 a warm or cool color?

#665fa3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 52.3% and its chroma 0.105.