What color is #866D8B?

#866D8B 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 #866D8B?

The RGB value is 134, 109, 139: 134 red, 109 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866D8B?

The complementary color is #728B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866D8B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866D8B color

#866D8B rgb(134, 109, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #866D8B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 42.7% green and 54.5% blue (134, 109, 139).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#866D8B color codes

HEX	`#866D8B`
RGB	`rgb(134, 109, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 42.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 22%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.34, 15.57, -12.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.34, 20.1, 320.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.96, 17.87, 26.819)`
Decimal	`8809867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866D8B, 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 #866D8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866D8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #866D8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866d8b; }
.text { color: #866d8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866d8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 109 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866d8b, #8b6d81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #866D8B?: #866D8B 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 #866D8B?: The RGB value is 134, 109, 139: 134 red, 109 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866D8B?: The complementary color is #728B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866D8B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.