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#866aaa color: Fairy Wren

#866aaa is rgb(134, 106, 170) in RGB and oklch(57.721% 0.1004 303.534) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

57.7%
0.100
304°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #866aaa

#866aaa is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 57.7% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.51:1 contrast and black text 4.66:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fairy Wren (#8a6fa9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #866aaa mixed with white

  1. 866aaa
  2. 9178b3
  3. 9d87bb
  4. a995c4
  5. b5a4cd
  6. c1b3d5
  7. cdc2de
  8. d9d1e6
  9. e6e0ee
  10. f2eff7

Darker: #866aaa mixed with black

  1. 866aaa
  2. 745b93
  3. 624d7d
  4. 513f68
  5. 403153
  6. 30243f
  7. 21182d
  8. 130d1b
  9. 06040b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #866aaa with less saturation

  1. 866aaa
  2. 856ca5
  3. 836ea1
  4. 826f9c
  5. 817197
  6. 807392
  7. 7e748d
  8. 7d7588
  9. 7c7784
  10. 7b787e

Questions about #866aaa

What color is #866aaa?

#866aaa is muted purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(134, 106, 170), in HSL hsl(266.25, 27.35%, 54.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.721% 0.1004 303.534).

What colors go well with #866aaa?

The complementary color of #866aaa is #6e833c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6775b5 and #9d6292. The triadic partners are #a36b34 and #0c8c80.

Is white or black text more readable on #866aaa?

White text reads better on #866aaa: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and black gives 4.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #866aaa a warm or cool color?

#866aaa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 57.7% and its chroma 0.1.