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#866cb2 color: Fairy Wren

#866cb2 is rgb(134, 108, 178) in RGB and oklch(58.498% 0.10787 300.201) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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262°
100%

58.5%
0.108
300°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.37:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.80:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #866cb2

#866cb2 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.5% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.37:1 contrast and black text 4.8:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #866cb2 mixed with white

  1. 866cb2
  2. 917aba
  3. 9d89c2
  4. a897ca
  5. b4a5d2
  6. c0b4d9
  7. cdc3e1
  8. d9d2e9
  9. e5e1f0
  10. f2f0f8

Darker: #866cb2 mixed with black

  1. 866cb2
  2. 745d9a
  3. 624e83
  4. 51406d
  5. 403257
  6. 302543
  7. 21192f
  8. 130d1d
  9. 06040c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #866cb2 with less saturation

  1. 866cb2
  2. 856ead
  3. 8470a8
  4. 8372a2
  5. 82739d
  6. 817597
  7. 807692
  8. 7e788d
  9. 7e7987
  10. 7d7a81

Questions about #866cb2

What color is #866cb2?

#866cb2 is soft purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(134, 108, 178), in HSL hsl(262.29, 31.25%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.498% 0.10787 300.201).

What colors go well with #866cb2?

The complementary color of #866cb2 is #738535. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6378bc and #a0639a. The triadic partners are #aa6b32 and #00907e.

Is white or black text more readable on #866cb2?

White text reads better on #866cb2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and black gives 4.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #866cb2 a warm or cool color?

#866cb2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 58.5% and its chroma 0.108.