What color is #866981?

#866981 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 #866981?

The RGB value is 134, 105, 129: 134 red, 105 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866981?

The complementary color is #69866E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866981?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866981 color

#866981 rgb(134, 105, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #866981 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 41.2% green and 50.6% blue (134, 105, 129).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 4% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#866981 color codes

HEX	`#866981`
RGB	`rgb(134, 105, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 41.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 4%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.95, 15.9, -8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.95, 18.2, 330.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.845, 16.757, 23.006)`
Decimal	`8808833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866981, 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 #866981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #866981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866981; }
.text { color: #866981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 105 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866981, #866972); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #866981?: #866981 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 #866981?: The RGB value is 134, 105, 129: 134 red, 105 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866981?: The complementary color is #69866E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866981?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.