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#866db0 color: Fairy Wren

#866db0 is rgb(134, 109, 176) in RGB and oklch(58.584% 0.10342 300.421) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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262°
100%

58.6%
0.103
300°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.35:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #866db0

#866db0 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.35:1 contrast and black text 4.83:1, 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: #866db0 mixed with white

  1. 866db0
  2. 917bb8
  3. 9d89c0
  4. a898c8
  5. b4a6d0
  6. c0b4d8
  7. cdc3e0
  8. d9d2e8
  9. e6e1f0
  10. f2f0f7

Darker: #866db0 mixed with black

  1. 866db0
  2. 745e99
  3. 624f82
  4. 51416c
  5. 403356
  6. 302642
  7. 21192e
  8. 130d1c
  9. 06040b
  10. 010101

Calmer: #866db0 with less saturation

  1. 866db0
  2. 856fab
  3. 8471a6
  4. 8372a1
  5. 82749c
  6. 817597
  7. 807791
  8. 7f788c
  9. 7e7987
  10. 7d7b81

Questions about #866db0

What color is #866db0?

#866db0 is soft purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(134, 109, 176), in HSL hsl(262.39, 29.78%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.584% 0.10342 300.421).

What colors go well with #866db0?

The complementary color of #866db0 is #748539. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6578ba and #9f6499. The triadic partners are #a86c36 and #0f907f.

Is white or black text more readable on #866db0?

White text reads better on #866db0: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and black gives 4.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #866db0 a warm or cool color?

#866db0 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.103.