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#665fa8 color: Blue Iris

#665fa8 is rgb(102, 95, 168) in RGB and oklch(52.55% 0.11268 286.221) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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246°
100%

52.5%
0.113
286°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.77:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #665fa8

#665fa8 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 52.5% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 286°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.57:1 contrast and black text 3.77:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Iris (#6264a6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #665fa8 mixed with white

  1. 665fa8
  2. 746fb1
  3. 827eba
  4. 908ec3
  5. 9f9dcc
  6. aeadd5
  7. bebdde
  8. cecde6
  9. dedeee
  10. eeeef7

Darker: #665fa8 mixed with black

  1. 665fa8
  2. 585292
  3. 4a447c
  4. 3c3867
  5. 2f2c52
  6. 23203f
  7. 17152c
  8. 0c0a1a
  9. 04030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #665fa8 with less saturation

  1. 665fa8
  2. 6661a2
  3. 66629c
  4. 676496
  5. 676590
  6. 67668a
  7. 686784
  8. 68687e
  9. 696977
  10. 6a6a71

Questions about #665fa8

What color is #665fa8?

#665fa8 is soft violet. The closest named color is Blue Iris. In RGB it is rgb(102, 95, 168), in HSL hsl(245.75, 29.55%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.55% 0.11268 286.221).

What colors go well with #665fa8?

The complementary color of #665fa8 is #736e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3c6baa and #845496. The triadic partners are #9e532c and #007e5c.

Is white or black text more readable on #665fa8?

White text reads better on #665fa8: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and black gives 3.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #665fa8 a warm or cool color?

#665fa8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 286 degrees, its lightness 52.5% and its chroma 0.113.