What color is #866E97?

#866E97 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 #866E97?

The RGB value is 134, 110, 151: 134 red, 110 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866E97?

The complementary color is #7F976E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866E97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866E97 color

#866E97 rgb(134, 110, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #866E97 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 43.1% green and 59.2% blue (134, 110, 151).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#866E97 color codes

HEX	`#866E97`
RGB	`rgb(134, 110, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 43.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 27%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 27%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.04, 17.57, -18.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.04, 25.68, 313.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.992, 18.455, 31.728)`
Decimal	`8810135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866E97, 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 #866E97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#866E97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #866E97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866e97; }
.text { color: #866e97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866e97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 110 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866e97, #976e93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #866E97?: #866E97 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 #866E97?: The RGB value is 134, 110, 151: 134 red, 110 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866E97?: The complementary color is #7F976E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866E97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.