What color is #866BC4?

#866BC4 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 #866BC4?

The RGB value is 134, 107, 196: 134 red, 107 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866BC4?

The complementary color is #A9C46B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866BC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866BC4 color

#866BC4 rgb(134, 107, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #866BC4 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 42% green and 76.9% blue (134, 107, 196).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 43% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#866BC4 color codes

HEX	`#866BC4`
RGB	`rgb(134, 107, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 42%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 43%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 45%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 45%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.35, 30.29, -42.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.35, 52.47, 305.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.051, 19.569, 54.671)`
Decimal	`8809412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866BC4, 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 #866BC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#866BC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #866BC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866bc4; }
.text { color: #866bc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866bc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 107 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866bc4, #b26bc4); }

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Questions

What color is #866BC4?: #866BC4 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 #866BC4?: The RGB value is 134, 107, 196: 134 red, 107 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866BC4?: The complementary color is #A9C46B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866BC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.