What color is #866ABD?

#866ABD is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866ABD?

The RGB value is 134, 106, 189: 134 red, 106 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866ABD?

The complementary color is #A1BD6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866ABD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866ABD color

#866ABD rgb(134, 106, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #866ABD is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 41.6% green and 74.1% blue (134, 106, 189).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 39% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#866ABD color codes

HEX	`#866ABD`
RGB	`rgb(134, 106, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 41.6%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 39%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 44%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 44%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.75, 29.07, -39.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.75, 49.26, 306.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.169, 19.05, 50.538)`
Decimal	`8809149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866ABD, 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 #866ABD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#866ABD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	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 #866ABD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866abd; }
.text { color: #866abd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866abd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 106 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866abd, #b06abd); }

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Questions

What color is #866ABD?: #866ABD is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866ABD?: The RGB value is 134, 106, 189: 134 red, 106 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866ABD?: The complementary color is #A1BD6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866ABD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.