What color is #866489?

#866489 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866489?

The RGB value is 134, 100, 137: 134 red, 100 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866489?

The complementary color is #678964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866489?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866489 color

#866489 rgb(134, 100, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #866489 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 39.2% green and 53.7% blue (134, 100, 137).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#866489 color codes

HEX	`#866489`
RGB	`rgb(134, 100, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 39.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 27%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 27%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.96, 20.48, -15.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.96, 25.46, 323.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.904, 15.989, 25.753)`
Decimal	`8807561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866489, 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 #866489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	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 #866489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866489; }
.text { color: #866489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 100 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866489, #896479); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #866489?: #866489 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866489?: The RGB value is 134, 100, 137: 134 red, 100 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866489?: The complementary color is #678964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866489?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.