What color is #86679E?

#86679E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86679E?

The RGB value is 134, 103, 158: 134 red, 103 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86679E?

The complementary color is #7F9E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86679E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86679E color

#86679E rgb(134, 103, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #86679E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 40.4% green and 62% blue (134, 103, 158).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#86679E color codes

HEX	`#86679E`
RGB	`rgb(134, 103, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 40.4%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 35%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.56, 23.29, -25.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.56, 34.27, 312.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.852, 17.238, 34.57)`
Decimal	`8808350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86679E, 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 #86679E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#86679E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #86679E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86679e; }
.text { color: #86679e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86679e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 103 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86679e, #9e679b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #86679E?: #86679E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86679E?: The RGB value is 134, 103, 158: 134 red, 103 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86679E?: The complementary color is #7F9E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86679E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.