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#866eac color: Fairy Wren

#866eac is rgb(134, 110, 172) in RGB and oklch(58.577% 0.09619 301.297) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

58.6%
0.096
301°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.34:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.84:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #866eac

#866eac is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.34:1 contrast and black text 4.84:1, 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: #866eac mixed with white

  1. 866eac
  2. 917cb5
  3. 9d8abd
  4. a998c5
  5. b4a6ce
  6. c0b5d6
  7. cdc3de
  8. d9d2e7
  9. e6e1ef
  10. f2f0f7

Darker: #866eac mixed with black

  1. 866eac
  2. 745f95
  3. 62507f
  4. 514169
  5. 403354
  6. 302640
  7. 21192d
  8. 130e1b
  9. 06040b
  10. 010101

Calmer: #866eac with less saturation

  1. 866eac
  2. 8570a7
  3. 8471a3
  4. 83739e
  5. 827499
  6. 817695
  7. 807790
  8. 7f788b
  9. 7e7a86
  10. 7d7b81

Questions about #866eac

What color is #866eac?

#866eac is soft purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(134, 110, 172), in HSL hsl(263.23, 27.19%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.577% 0.09619 301.297).

What colors go well with #866eac?

The complementary color of #866eac is #738540. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6778b5 and #9d6696. The triadic partners are #a56e3c and #238e7f.

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

White text reads better on #866eac: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and black gives 4.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #866eac a warm or cool color?

#866eac is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.096.