What color is #866EA7?

#866EA7 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866EA7?

The RGB value is 134, 110, 167: 134 red, 110 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866EA7?

The complementary color is #8FA76E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866EA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866EA7 color

#866EA7 rgb(134, 110, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #866EA7 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 43.1% green and 65.5% blue (134, 110, 167).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 24% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#866EA7 color codes

HEX	`#866EA7`
RGB	`rgb(134, 110, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 43.1%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 24%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 34%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 34%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.7, 21.26, -27.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.7, 34.44, 308.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.381, 19.01, 39.042)`
Decimal	`8810151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866EA7, 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 #866EA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#866EA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #866EA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866ea7; }
.text { color: #866ea7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866ea7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 110 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866ea7, #a36ea7); }

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Questions

What color is #866EA7?: #866EA7 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866EA7?: The RGB value is 134, 110, 167: 134 red, 110 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866EA7?: The complementary color is #8FA76E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866EA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.