What color is #866DB6?

#866DB6 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866DB6?

The RGB value is 134, 109, 182: 134 red, 109 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866DB6?

The complementary color is #9DB66D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866DB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866DB6 color

#866DB6 rgb(134, 109, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #866DB6 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 42.7% green and 71.4% blue (134, 109, 182).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 33% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#866DB6 color codes

HEX	`#866DB6`
RGB	`rgb(134, 109, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 42.7%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 33%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 40%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 40%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.13, 25.53, -35.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.13, 43.42, 306.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.742, 19.383, 46.737)`
Decimal	`8809910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866DB6, 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 #866DB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#866DB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #866DB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866db6; }
.text { color: #866db6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866db6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 109 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866db6, #ab6db6); }

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Questions

What color is #866DB6?: #866DB6 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866DB6?: The RGB value is 134, 109, 182: 134 red, 109 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866DB6?: The complementary color is #9DB66D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866DB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.