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#866daa color: Fairy Wren

#866daa is rgb(134, 109, 170) in RGB and oklch(58.289% 0.09517 302.39) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

58.3%
0.095
302°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.39:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.78:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #866daa

#866daa is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.3% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 302°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.39:1 contrast and black text 4.78:1, 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: #866daa mixed with white

  1. 866daa
  2. 917bb3
  3. 9d89bb
  4. a997c4
  5. b4a6cc
  6. c1b4d5
  7. cdc3dd
  8. d9d2e6
  9. e6e1ee
  10. f2f0f7

Darker: #866daa mixed with black

  1. 866daa
  2. 745e93
  3. 624f7d
  4. 514168
  5. 403353
  6. 30263f
  7. 21192d
  8. 130d1b
  9. 06040b
  10. 010101

Calmer: #866daa with less saturation

  1. 866daa
  2. 856fa5
  3. 8470a1
  4. 83729c
  5. 817398
  6. 807593
  7. 7f768e
  8. 7e778a
  9. 7d7985
  10. 7c7a80

Questions about #866daa

What color is #866daa?

#866daa is muted purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(134, 109, 170), in HSL hsl(264.59, 26.41%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.289% 0.09517 302.39).

What colors go well with #866daa?

The complementary color of #866daa is #718441. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6877b4 and #9c6594. The triadic partners are #a36e3b and #228d80.

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

White text reads better on #866daa: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and black gives 4.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #866daa a warm or cool color?

#866daa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 58.3% and its chroma 0.095.