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#866dac color: Fairy Wren

#866dac is rgb(134, 109, 172) in RGB and oklch(58.386% 0.09792 301.702) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

58.4%
0.098
302°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.38:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.80:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #866dac

#866dac is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.4% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 302°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.38:1 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: #866dac mixed with white

  1. 866dac
  2. 917bb5
  3. 9d89bd
  4. a997c5
  5. b4a6ce
  6. c0b4d6
  7. cdc3de
  8. d9d2e7
  9. e6e1ef
  10. f2f0f7

Darker: #866dac mixed with black

  1. 866dac
  2. 745e95
  3. 624f7f
  4. 514169
  5. 403354
  6. 302640
  7. 21192d
  8. 130d1b
  9. 06040b
  10. 010101

Calmer: #866dac with less saturation

  1. 866dac
  2. 856fa7
  3. 8470a3
  4. 83729e
  5. 827399
  6. 807594
  7. 7f768f
  8. 7e788a
  9. 7d7985
  10. 7c7a80

Questions about #866dac

What color is #866dac?

#866dac is soft purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(134, 109, 172), in HSL hsl(263.81, 27.51%, 55.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.386% 0.09792 301.702).

What colors go well with #866dac?

The complementary color of #866dac is #72843f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6777b6 and #9d6596. The triadic partners are #a56d3a and #1d8e7f.

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

White text reads better on #866dac: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and black gives 4.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #866dac a warm or cool color?

#866dac is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 58.4% and its chroma 0.098.