What color is #866D9C?

#866D9C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866D9C?

The RGB value is 134, 109, 156: 134 red, 109 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866D9C?

The complementary color is #839C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866D9C?

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

#866D9C color

#866D9C rgb(134, 109, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #866D9C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 42.7% green and 61.2% blue (134, 109, 156).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#866D9C color codes

HEX	`#866D9C`
RGB	`rgb(134, 109, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 42.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 30%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 30%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.98, 19.28, -21.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.98, 29.07, 311.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.3, 18.406, 33.877)`
Decimal	`8809884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866D9C, 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 #866D9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#866D9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #866D9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866d9c; }
.text { color: #866d9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866d9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 109 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866d9c, #9c6d9b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #866D9C?: #866D9C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866D9C?: The RGB value is 134, 109, 156: 134 red, 109 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866D9C?: The complementary color is #839C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866D9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.