HEX Color #665FAF (Darkslateblue)

About #665FAF

The precise color #665FAF is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslateblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(102, 95, 175).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 42% cyan and 46% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 245.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#665FAF

RGB102, 95, 175

HSL245.2°, 33.3%, 52.9%

CMYK42%, 46%, 0%, 31%

HSV245.2°, 45.7%, 68.6%

LAB44.4, 23.1, -41.9

XYZ17.3, 14.1, 42.4

Decimal6709167

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#665FAF #A8AF5F

Analogous

#5F80AF #8E5FAF

Triadic

#AF665F #5FAF66

Tetradic

#AF5F80 #A8AF5F #5FAF8E

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#665FAF

#7770B7

#8882C0

#9994C9

#AAA6D2

#BBB7DB

#CCC9E4

#DDDBED

#EEEDF6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#665FAF

#5A549B

#4F4988

#443F74

#383461

#2D2A4D

#221F3A

#161526

#0B0A13

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.50:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.82:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.25:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.25:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #665FAF; }

.text-color { color: #665FAF; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #665FAF; }

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