What color is #866C8D?

#866C8D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866C8D?

The RGB value is 134, 108, 141: 134 red, 108 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866C8D?

The complementary color is #738D6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866C8D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866C8D color

#866C8D rgb(134, 108, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #866C8D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 42.4% green and 55.3% blue (134, 108, 141).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#866C8D color codes

HEX	`#866C8D`
RGB	`rgb(134, 108, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 42.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 23%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 23%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.15, 16.58, -14.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.15, 21.82, 319.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.001, 17.717, 27.56)`
Decimal	`8809613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866C8D, 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 #866C8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866C8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #866C8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866c8d; }
.text { color: #866c8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866c8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 108 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866c8d, #8d6c84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #866C8D?: #866C8D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866C8D?: The RGB value is 134, 108, 141: 134 red, 108 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866C8D?: The complementary color is #738D6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866C8D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.