What color is #866C83?

#866C83 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866C83?

The RGB value is 134, 108, 131: 134 red, 108 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866C83?

The complementary color is #6C866F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866C83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866C83 color

#866C83 rgb(134, 108, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #866C83 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 42.4% green and 51.4% blue (134, 108, 131).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 2% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#866C83 color codes

HEX	`#866C83`
RGB	`rgb(134, 108, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 42.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 2%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.8, 14.52, -8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.8, 16.97, 328.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.29, 17.433, 23.817)`
Decimal	`8809603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866C83, 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 #866C83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866C83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #866C83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866c83; }
.text { color: #866c83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866c83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 108 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866c83, #866c76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #866C83?: #866C83 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866C83?: The RGB value is 134, 108, 131: 134 red, 108 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866C83?: The complementary color is #6C866F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866C83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.