What color is #866581?

#866581 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 #866581?

The RGB value is 134, 101, 129: 134 red, 101 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866581?

The complementary color is #65866A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866581?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866581 color

#866581 rgb(134, 101, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #866581 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 39.6% green and 50.6% blue (134, 101, 129).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 4% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#866581 color codes

HEX	`#866581`
RGB	`rgb(134, 101, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 39.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 4%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.92, 18.27, -10.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.92, 21.02, 330.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.447, 15.961, 22.874)`
Decimal	`8807809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866581, 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 #866581	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866581 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #866581 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866581; }
.text { color: #866581; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866581; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 101 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866581, #866570); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #866581?: #866581 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 #866581?: The RGB value is 134, 101, 129: 134 red, 101 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866581?: The complementary color is #65866A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866581?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.