What color is #866A8E?

#866A8E 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 #866A8E?

The RGB value is 134, 106, 142: 134 red, 106 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866A8E?

The complementary color is #728E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866A8E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866A8E color

#866A8E rgb(134, 106, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #866A8E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 41.6% green and 55.7% blue (134, 106, 142).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#866A8E color codes

HEX	`#866A8E`
RGB	`rgb(134, 106, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 41.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 25%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 25%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.67, 17.97, -15.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.67, 23.74, 319.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.867, 17.33, 27.884)`
Decimal	`8809102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866A8E, 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 #866A8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866A8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #866A8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866a8e; }
.text { color: #866a8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866a8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 106 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866a8e, #8e6a84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #866A8E?: #866A8E 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 #866A8E?: The RGB value is 134, 106, 142: 134 red, 106 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866A8E?: The complementary color is #728E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866A8E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.