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#866daf color: Fairy Wren

#866daf is rgb(134, 109, 175) in RGB and oklch(58.534% 0.10204 300.731) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

58.5%
0.102
301°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.36:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #866daf

#866daf is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.5% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.36:1 contrast and black text 4.82:1, 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: #866daf mixed with white

  1. 866daf
  2. 917bb7
  3. 9d89c0
  4. a998c8
  5. b4a6d0
  6. c0b4d8
  7. cdc3e0
  8. d9d2e8
  9. e6e1ef
  10. f2f0f7

Darker: #866daf mixed with black

  1. 866daf
  2. 745e98
  3. 624f81
  4. 51416b
  5. 403356
  6. 302641
  7. 21192e
  8. 130d1c
  9. 06040b
  10. 010101

Calmer: #866daf with less saturation

  1. 866daf
  2. 856faa
  3. 8471a5
  4. 8372a0
  5. 82749b
  6. 817596
  7. 807791
  8. 7f788c
  9. 7e7986
  10. 7d7b81

Questions about #866daf

What color is #866daf?

#866daf is soft purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(134, 109, 175), in HSL hsl(262.73, 29.2%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.534% 0.10204 300.731).

What colors go well with #866daf?

The complementary color of #866daf is #73853b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6578b9 and #9e6598. The triadic partners are #a76c37 and #138f7f.

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

White text reads better on #866daf: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and black gives 4.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #866daf a warm or cool color?

#866daf is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 58.5% and its chroma 0.102.