Information about #665970 color

#665970 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #665970 belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(102, 89, 112) — 40% red, 34.9% green, 43.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 9 / 0 / 56. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#665970 is a calm, restrained twilight violet that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Covert (#645977). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Smoky (#605D6B) and Bloom (#6F5B6C).

The recipe behind #665970 is rgb(102, 89, 112), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #665970 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#665970 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#665970 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 #665970

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

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Jupiter color link
Jupiter

#6A5177

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

High Society color link
High Society

#695B7C

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#665970
  • RGB102, 89, 112
  • CMYK4, 9, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(102, 89, 112)
  • HSL274°, 11%, 39%
  • HSL Precise273.913°, 11.443%, 39.412%
  • HSV274°, 21%, 44%
  • HSB274°, 21%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • GLSLvec3(0.400, 0.349, 0.439)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.400, 0.349, 0.439, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.400, 0.349, 0.439)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.9%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID665970
  • DECIMAL ID6707568
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01