#665BAD
Royal Purple · medium cool blue
About #665BAD
With the hex code #665BAD, this is a medium blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 40% red, 36% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 41% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Royal Purple — a ΔE of 9.8 — followed by Denim. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2AD5B, a moss shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.73:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.73:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #665BAD?
With the hex code #665BAD, this is a medium blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 40% red, 36% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 41% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #665BAD?
Use white text. White on #665BAD has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #665BAD?
Its complementary colour is #A2AD5B, and analogous partners are #5B79AD and #8F5BAD.