#665FDB

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Slateblue.

About #665FDB

The hex code #665FDB represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Slateblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 102 red, 95 green, and 219 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 53% cyan and 57% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 243.4° hue, 63.3% saturation, and 61.6% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#665FDB
RGB102, 95, 219
HSL243.4°, 63.3%, 61.6%
CMYK53%, 57%, 0%, 14%
HSV243.4°, 56.6%, 85.9%
LAB47.1, 36.5, -62.9
XYZ22.4, 16.1, 69.0
Decimal6709211

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.97:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.22:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.75:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.59:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #665FDB; }
.text-color { color: #665FDB; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #665FDB; }

Similar Colors

Slateblue
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