Information about #665A71 color

#665A71 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #665A71 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(102, 90, 113) — 40% red, 35.3% green, 44.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 9 / 0 / 56. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained violet, #665A71 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Covert (#645977). Nearby in the Register you will also find Smoky (#605D6B) and Comet (#636373).

In RGB terms — rgb(102, 90, 113) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #665A71 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.3:1. #665A71 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#665A71 color variations

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#665A71 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #665A71

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

High Society color link
High Society

#695B7C

Jupiter color link
Jupiter

#6A5177

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#665A71
  • RGB102, 90, 113
  • CMYK4, 9, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(102, 90, 113)
  • HSL271°, 11%, 40%
  • HSL Precise271.304°, 11.33%, 39.804%
  • HSV271°, 20%, 44%
  • HSB271°, 20%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.443
  • GLSLvec3(0.400, 0.353, 0.443)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.400, 0.353, 0.443, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.400, 0.353, 0.443)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.3%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID665A71
  • DECIMAL ID6707825
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01