What color is #866BBB?

#866BBB 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 #866BBB?

The RGB value is 134, 107, 187: 134 red, 107 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866BBB?

The complementary color is #A0BB6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866BBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866BBB color

#866BBB rgb(134, 107, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #866BBB is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 42% green and 73.3% blue (134, 107, 187).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 37% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#866BBB color codes

HEX	`#866BBB`
RGB	`rgb(134, 107, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 42%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 37%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 43%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 43%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.89, 27.97, -38.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.89, 47.5, 306.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.057, 19.171, 49.437)`
Decimal	`8809403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866BBB, 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 #866BBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#866BBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #866BBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866bbb; }
.text { color: #866bbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866bbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 107 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866bbb, #ae6bbb); }

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Questions

What color is #866BBB?: #866BBB 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 #866BBB?: The RGB value is 134, 107, 187: 134 red, 107 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866BBB?: The complementary color is #A0BB6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866BBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.