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#866caa color: Fairy Wren

#866caa is rgb(134, 108, 170) in RGB and oklch(58.098% 0.09691 302.784) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

58.1%
0.097
303°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.43:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #866caa

#866caa is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.1% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 303°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.43:1 contrast and black text 4.74:1, 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: #866caa mixed with white

  1. 866caa
  2. 917ab3
  3. 9d88bb
  4. a997c4
  5. b5a5cd
  6. c1b4d5
  7. cdc3dd
  8. d9d1e6
  9. e6e0ee
  10. f2f0f7

Darker: #866caa mixed with black

  1. 866caa
  2. 745d93
  3. 624e7d
  4. 514068
  5. 403253
  6. 30253f
  7. 21192d
  8. 130d1b
  9. 06040b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #866caa with less saturation

  1. 866caa
  2. 856ea5
  3. 846fa1
  4. 82719c
  5. 817398
  6. 807493
  7. 7f758e
  8. 7e7789
  9. 7d7884
  10. 7c797f

Questions about #866caa

What color is #866caa?

#866caa is muted purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(134, 108, 170), in HSL hsl(265.16, 26.72%, 54.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.098% 0.09691 302.784).

What colors go well with #866caa?

The complementary color of #866caa is #70843f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6776b4 and #9d6493. The triadic partners are #a36d39 and #1d8d80.

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

White text reads better on #866caa: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and black gives 4.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #866caa a warm or cool color?

#866caa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 303 degrees, its lightness 58.1% and its chroma 0.097.