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#665fa4 color: Giant Onion

#665fa4 is rgb(102, 95, 164) in RGB and oklch(52.318% 0.10681 286.738) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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246°
100%

52.3%
0.107
287°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 36%

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

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About #665fa4

#665fa4 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 52.3% lightness, 0.107 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 Giant Onion (#665d9e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #665fa4 mixed with white

  1. 665fa4
  2. 746eae
  3. 827eb7
  4. 908dc0
  5. 9f9dc9
  6. aeadd3
  7. bebddc
  8. cecde5
  9. dedeed
  10. eeeef6

Darker: #665fa4 mixed with black

  1. 665fa4
  2. 58528e
  3. 4a4479
  4. 3c3864
  5. 2f2c50
  6. 23203d
  7. 17152b
  8. 0c0a1a
  9. 04030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #665fa4 with less saturation

  1. 665fa4
  2. 66619e
  3. 666299
  4. 676393
  5. 67648d
  6. 676588
  7. 686682
  8. 68677c
  9. 696876
  10. 696970

Questions about #665fa4

What color is #665fa4?

#665fa4 is soft violet. The closest named color is Giant Onion. In RGB it is rgb(102, 95, 164), in HSL hsl(246.09, 27.49%, 50.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.318% 0.10681 286.738).

What colors go well with #665fa4?

The complementary color of #665fa4 is #726d0f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3f6ba6 and #825593. The triadic partners are #9b542f and #037d5c.

Is white or black text more readable on #665fa4?

White text reads better on #665fa4: 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 #665fa4 a warm or cool color?

#665fa4 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 52.3% and its chroma 0.107.