What color is #866C99?

#866C99 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866C99?

The RGB value is 134, 108, 153: 134 red, 108 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866C99?

The complementary color is #7F996C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866C99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866C99 color

#866C99 rgb(134, 108, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #866C99 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 42.4% green and 60% blue (134, 108, 153).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#866C99 color codes

HEX	`#866C99`
RGB	`rgb(134, 108, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 42.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 29%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 29%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.61, 19.2, -20.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.61, 28.14, 313.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.943, 18.094, 32.52)`
Decimal	`8809625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866C99, 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 #866C99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866C99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #866C99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866c99; }
.text { color: #866c99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866c99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 108 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866c99, #996c95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #866C99?: #866C99 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866C99?: The RGB value is 134, 108, 153: 134 red, 108 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866C99?: The complementary color is #7F996C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866C99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.