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#866eb0 color: Fairy Wren

#866eb0 is rgb(134, 110, 176) in RGB and oklch(58.774% 0.10172 300.026) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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262°
100%

58.8%
0.102
300°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.31:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #866eb0

#866eb0 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.31:1 contrast and black text 4.87:1, 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: #866eb0 mixed with white

  1. 866eb0
  2. 917cb8
  3. 9d8ac0
  4. a898c8
  5. b4a7d0
  6. c0b5d8
  7. cdc3e0
  8. d9d2e8
  9. e6e1f0
  10. f2f0f7

Darker: #866eb0 mixed with black

  1. 866eb0
  2. 745f99
  3. 625082
  4. 51416c
  5. 403356
  6. 302642
  7. 21192e
  8. 130e1c
  9. 06040b
  10. 010101

Calmer: #866eb0 with less saturation

  1. 866eb0
  2. 8570ab
  3. 8471a6
  4. 8373a1
  5. 82759c
  6. 817697
  7. 807792
  8. 7f798c
  9. 7e7a87
  10. 7d7b82

Questions about #866eb0

What color is #866eb0?

#866eb0 is soft purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(134, 110, 176), in HSL hsl(261.82, 29.46%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.774% 0.10172 300.026).

What colors go well with #866eb0?

The complementary color of #866eb0 is #75853b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6579b9 and #9e6699. The triadic partners are #a86d39 and #17907f.

Is white or black text more readable on #866eb0?

White text reads better on #866eb0: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and black gives 4.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #866eb0 a warm or cool color?

#866eb0 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.102.