What color is #866FC4?

#866FC4 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 #866FC4?

The RGB value is 134, 111, 196: 134 red, 111 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866FC4?

The complementary color is #ADC46F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866FC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866FC4 color

#866FC4 rgb(134, 111, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #866FC4 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 43.5% green and 76.9% blue (134, 111, 196).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 42% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#866FC4 color codes

HEX	`#866FC4`
RGB	`rgb(134, 111, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 43.5%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 42%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 43%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 43%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.31, 27.94, -41.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.31, 49.88, 304.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.477, 20.422, 54.813)`
Decimal	`8810436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866FC4, 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 #866FC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#866FC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #866FC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866fc4; }
.text { color: #866fc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866fc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 111 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866fc4, #b16fc4); }

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Questions

What color is #866FC4?: #866FC4 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 #866FC4?: The RGB value is 134, 111, 196: 134 red, 111 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866FC4?: The complementary color is #ADC46F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866FC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.