What color is #866592?

#866592 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 #866592?

The RGB value is 134, 101, 146: 134 red, 101 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866592?

The complementary color is #719265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866592?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866592 color

#866592 rgb(134, 101, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #866592 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 39.6% green and 57.3% blue (134, 101, 146).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#866592 color codes

HEX	`#866592`
RGB	`rgb(134, 101, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 39.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 31%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 31%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.56, 21.79, -19.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.56, 29.29, 318.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.673, 16.451, 29.328)`
Decimal	`8807826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866592, 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 #866592	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866592 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #866592 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866592; }
.text { color: #866592; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866592; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 101 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866592, #926587); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #866592?: #866592 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 #866592?: The RGB value is 134, 101, 146: 134 red, 101 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866592?: The complementary color is #719265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866592?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.