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#866dd7 color: Soft violet

#866dd7 is rgb(134, 109, 215) in RGB and oklch(60.745% 0.15638 291.938) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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254°
100%

60.7%
0.156
292°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 16%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.05:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.18:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #866dd7

#866dd7 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 60.7% lightness, 0.156 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.05:1 contrast and black text 5.18:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Matt Purple (#9370db). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #866dd7 mixed with white

  1. 866dd7
  2. 917cdc
  3. 9c8be1
  4. a799e5
  5. b3a8ea
  6. bfb6ee
  7. ccc5f2
  8. d8d3f5
  9. e5e2f9
  10. f2f0fc

Darker: #866dd7 mixed with black

  1. 866dd7
  2. 745ebb
  3. 624f9f
  4. 514185
  5. 40336b
  6. 302652
  7. 21193b
  8. 130d25
  9. 060411
  10. 010102

Calmer: #866dd7 with less saturation

  1. 866dd7
  2. 8570cf
  3. 8573c7
  4. 8475be
  5. 8378b6
  6. 837aae
  7. 837ca5
  8. 827e9d
  9. 827f94
  10. 82818b

Questions about #866dd7

What color is #866dd7?

#866dd7 is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(134, 109, 215), in HSL hsl(254.15, 56.99%, 63.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.745% 0.15638 291.938).

What colors go well with #866dd7?

The complementary color of #866dd7 is #868a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4c7fdf and #ad5eb9. The triadic partners are #c86100 and #009c79.

Is white or black text more readable on #866dd7?

White text reads better on #866dd7: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and black gives 5.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #866dd7 a warm or cool color?

#866dd7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 60.7% and its chroma 0.156.