Skip to the color picker

#866bca color: Soft violet

#866bca is rgb(134, 107, 202) in RGB and oklch(59.623% 0.14207 294.818) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

257°
100%

59.6%
0.142
295°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.23:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
4.97:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #866bca

#866bca is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 59.6% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.23:1 contrast and black text 4.97:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469bc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #866bca mixed with white

  1. 866bca
  2. 917ad0
  3. 9c89d6
  4. a897dc
  5. b4a6e1
  6. c0b5e7
  7. ccc3ec
  8. d8d2f1
  9. e5e1f6
  10. f2f0fb

Darker: #866bca mixed with black

  1. 866bca
  2. 745caf
  3. 624e95
  4. 513f7c
  5. 403264
  6. 30254d
  7. 211837
  8. 130d22
  9. 06040f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #866bca with less saturation

  1. 866bca
  2. 856ec3
  3. 8470bc
  4. 8373b4
  5. 8275ad
  6. 8277a5
  7. 81799e
  8. 807a96
  9. 807c8f
  10. 7f7e87

Questions about #866bca

What color is #866bca?

#866bca is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(134, 107, 202), in HSL hsl(257.05, 47.26%, 60.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.623% 0.14207 294.818).

What colors go well with #866bca?

The complementary color of #866bca is #7e8800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #547bd3 and #a85ead. The triadic partners are #be6412 and #00987a.

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

White text reads better on #866bca: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and black gives 4.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #866bca a warm or cool color?

#866bca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 59.6% and its chroma 0.142.