Recognised as Colour

#665B6F

#665B6F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#665B6F is a violet with RGB values 102, 91, 111 and HSL 273°, 10%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#665B6F

RGBrgb(102, 91, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.4, 0.3569, 0.4353

RGB percentages40%, 35.7%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(273, 9.9%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273, 18%, 43.5%)

CMYK8.1%, 18%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,708,079

CSS custom property--colour: #665B6F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.38:1

Contrast with white6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#99A490

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#585F70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A5F6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Tritanopia#655D62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.6 Slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Gray · ΔE 18.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 19 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.1 Steel blue · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#646F5B

Analogous#5C5B6F, #6F5B6E

Triadic#6F665B, #5B6F66

Split complementary#6E6F5B, #5B6F5C

Tetradic#6F5C5B, #646F5B, #5B6E6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CCC6D0

Lighter +30%#B2AAB9

Lighter +20%#998EA2

Lighter +10%#80728B

Darker −10%#4C4453

Darker −20%#322D37

Darker −30%#19161B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#694288

Less saturated −25%#656565

Channel breakdown

R102

G91

B111

Red102 (40%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue273°

Saturation (HSL)9.9%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 66 · G 5B · B 6F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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