What color is #86749D?

#86749D 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 #86749D?

The RGB value is 134, 116, 157: 134 red, 116 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86749D?

The complementary color is #8B9D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86749D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86749D color

#86749D rgb(134, 116, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #86749D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 45.5% green and 61.6% blue (134, 116, 157).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#86749D color codes

HEX	`#86749D`
RGB	`rgb(134, 116, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 45.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 26%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.83, 15.37, -19.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.83, 24.84, 308.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.162, 19.993, 34.583)`
Decimal	`8811677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86749D, 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 #86749D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86749D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #86749D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86749d; }
.text { color: #86749d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86749d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 116 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86749d, #9b749d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #86749D?: #86749D 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 #86749D?: The RGB value is 134, 116, 157: 134 red, 116 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86749D?: The complementary color is #8B9D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86749D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.