What color is #866B82?

#866B82 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866B82?

The RGB value is 134, 107, 130: 134 red, 107 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866B82?

The complementary color is #6B866F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866B82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866B82 color

#866B82 rgb(134, 107, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #866B82 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 42% green and 51% blue (134, 107, 130).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 3% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#866B82 color codes

HEX	`#866B82`
RGB	`rgb(134, 107, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 42%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 20%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 3%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.51, 14.92, -8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.51, 17.23, 329.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.118, 17.196, 23.427)`
Decimal	`8809346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866B82, 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 #866B82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866B82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #866B82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866b82; }
.text { color: #866b82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866b82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 107 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866b82, #866b74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #866B82?: #866B82 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866B82?: The RGB value is 134, 107, 130: 134 red, 107 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866B82?: The complementary color is #6B866F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866B82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.