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#866ea9 color: Fairy Wren

#866ea9 is rgb(134, 110, 169) in RGB and oklch(58.432% 0.09205 302.336) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

58.4%
0.092
302°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 34%

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 #866ea9

#866ea9 is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.4% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 302°.

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: #866ea9 mixed with white

  1. 866ea9
  2. 917cb2
  3. 9d8aba
  4. a998c3
  5. b4a6cc
  6. c1b5d4
  7. cdc3dd
  8. d9d2e6
  9. e6e1ee
  10. f2f0f7

Darker: #866ea9 mixed with black

  1. 866ea9
  2. 745f92
  3. 62507c
  4. 514167
  5. 403353
  6. 30263f
  7. 21192c
  8. 130e1b
  9. 06040a
  10. 010101

Calmer: #866ea9 with less saturation

  1. 866ea9
  2. 8570a5
  3. 8471a0
  4. 83739c
  5. 827497
  6. 817593
  7. 80778e
  8. 7e788a
  9. 7d7985
  10. 7c7a80

Questions about #866ea9

What color is #866ea9?

#866ea9 is muted purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(134, 110, 169), in HSL hsl(264.41, 25.54%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.432% 0.09205 302.336).

What colors go well with #866ea9?

The complementary color of #866ea9 is #728444. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6978b2 and #9c6794. The triadic partners are #a26f3e and #298d80.

Is white or black text more readable on #866ea9?

White text reads better on #866ea9: 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 #866ea9 a warm or cool color?

#866ea9 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 58.4% and its chroma 0.092.