What color is #866589?

#866589 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 #866589?

The RGB value is 134, 101, 137: 134 red, 101 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866589?

The complementary color is #688965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866589?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866589 color

#866589 rgb(134, 101, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #866589 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 39.6% green and 53.7% blue (134, 101, 137).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#866589 color codes

HEX	`#866589`
RGB	`rgb(134, 101, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 39.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 26%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 26%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.21, 19.88, -14.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.21, 24.76, 323.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19, 16.182, 25.785)`
Decimal	`8807817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866589, 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 #866589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #866589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866589; }
.text { color: #866589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 101 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866589, #89657a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #866589?: #866589 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 #866589?: The RGB value is 134, 101, 137: 134 red, 101 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866589?: The complementary color is #688965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866589?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.