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#866fa9 color: Fairy Wren

#866fa9 is rgb(134, 111, 169) in RGB and oklch(58.624% 0.0903 301.91) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

58.6%
0.090
302°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.32:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.86:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #866fa9

#866fa9 is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 302°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.32:1 contrast and black text 4.86:1, 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: #866fa9 mixed with white

  1. 866fa9
  2. 917db2
  3. 9d8bba
  4. a999c3
  5. b4a7cc
  6. c1b5d4
  7. cdc4dd
  8. d9d2e5
  9. e6e1ee
  10. f2f0f7

Darker: #866fa9 mixed with black

  1. 866fa9
  2. 746092
  3. 62517c
  4. 514267
  5. 403453
  6. 30273f
  7. 211a2c
  8. 130e1b
  9. 06040a
  10. 010101

Calmer: #866fa9 with less saturation

  1. 866fa9
  2. 8571a5
  3. 8472a0
  4. 83739c
  5. 827597
  6. 817693
  7. 80778f
  8. 7f798a
  9. 7e7a85
  10. 7d7b81

Questions about #866fa9

What color is #866fa9?

#866fa9 is muted purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(134, 111, 169), in HSL hsl(263.79, 25.22%, 54.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.624% 0.0903 301.91).

What colors go well with #866fa9?

The complementary color of #866fa9 is #738545. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6979b2 and #9c6894. The triadic partners are #a36f41 and #2e8e80.

Is white or black text more readable on #866fa9?

White text reads better on #866fa9: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and black gives 4.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #866fa9 a warm or cool color?

#866fa9 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.09.