What color is #865FE8?

#865FE8 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Slate Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #865FE8?

The RGB value is 134, 95, 232: 134 red, 95 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #865FE8?

The complementary color is #C1E85F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #865FE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#865FE8 color

#865FE8 rgb(134, 95, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #865FE8 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 37.3% green and 91% blue (134, 95, 232).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 75% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#865FE8 color codes

HEX	`#865FE8`
RGB	`rgb(134, 95, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 37.3%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 75%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 59%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 59%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.78, 46.77, -64.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.78, 79.43, 306.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.485, 19.078, 78.51)`
Decimal	`8806376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #865FE8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #865FE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#865FE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #865FE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #865fe8; }
.text { color: #865fe8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #865fe8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 95 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #865fe8, #cb5fe8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #865FE8?: #865FE8 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Slate Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #865FE8?: The RGB value is 134, 95, 232: 134 red, 95 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #865FE8?: The complementary color is #C1E85F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #865FE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.