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#866ba7 color: Fairy Wren

#866ba7 is rgb(134, 107, 167) in RGB and oklch(57.763% 0.09458 304.272) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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267°
100%

57.8%
0.095
304°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.49:1Hard to read
Lc -77
Black text
4.67:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #866ba7

#866ba7 is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 57.8% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.49:1 contrast and black text 4.67:1, 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: #866ba7 mixed with white

  1. 866ba7
  2. 9179b0
  3. 9d87b9
  4. a996c2
  5. b5a4cb
  6. c1b3d3
  7. cdc2dc
  8. d9d1e5
  9. e6e0ee
  10. f2f0f6

Darker: #866ba7 mixed with black

  1. 866ba7
  2. 745c91
  3. 624e7b
  4. 513f66
  5. 403252
  6. 30253e
  7. 21182c
  8. 130d1a
  9. 06040a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #866ba7 with less saturation

  1. 866ba7
  2. 856da3
  3. 836e9e
  4. 82709a
  5. 817295
  6. 807391
  7. 7e748c
  8. 7d7688
  9. 7c7783
  10. 7b787e

Questions about #866ba7

What color is #866ba7?

#866ba7 is muted purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(134, 107, 167), in HSL hsl(267, 25.42%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.763% 0.09458 304.272).

What colors go well with #866ba7?

The complementary color of #866ba7 is #6e8342. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6975b2 and #9c6490. The triadic partners are #a06d39 and #1f8c80.

Is white or black text more readable on #866ba7?

White text reads better on #866ba7: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and black gives 4.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #866ba7 a warm or cool color?

#866ba7 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 57.8% and its chroma 0.095.