What color is #866EF7?

#866EF7 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Medium Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866EF7?

The RGB value is 134, 110, 247: 134 red, 110 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866EF7?

The complementary color is #DFF76E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866EF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866EF7 color

#866EF7 rgb(134, 110, 247)

Shades of blue

The hex color #866EF7 is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 43.1% green and 96.9% blue (134, 110, 247).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 90% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#866EF7 color codes

HEX	`#866EF7`
RGB	`rgb(134, 110, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 43.1%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 90%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 55%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 55%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55, 42.47, -65.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55, 78.29, 302.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.191, 22.934, 90.708)`
Decimal	`8810231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866EF7, 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 #866EF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#866EF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #866EF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866ef7; }
.text { color: #866ef7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866ef7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 110 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866ef7, #ca6ef7); }

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Questions

What color is #866EF7?: #866EF7 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Medium Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866EF7?: The RGB value is 134, 110, 247: 134 red, 110 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866EF7?: The complementary color is #DFF76E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866EF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.