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#866faa color: Fairy Wren

#866faa is rgb(134, 111, 170) in RGB and oklch(58.672% 0.09169 301.557) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

58.7%
0.092
302°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

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 #866faa

#866faa is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.7% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 302°.

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: #866faa mixed with white

  1. 866faa
  2. 917db3
  3. 9d8bbb
  4. a999c4
  5. b4a7cc
  6. c1b5d5
  7. cdc4dd
  8. d9d2e6
  9. e6e1ee
  10. f2f0f7

Darker: #866faa mixed with black

  1. 866faa
  2. 746093
  3. 62517d
  4. 514268
  5. 403453
  6. 30273f
  7. 211a2d
  8. 130e1b
  9. 06040b
  10. 010101

Calmer: #866faa with less saturation

  1. 866faa
  2. 8571a6
  3. 8472a1
  4. 83749d
  5. 827598
  6. 817694
  7. 80788f
  8. 7f798a
  9. 7e7a86
  10. 7d7b81

Questions about #866faa

What color is #866faa?

#866faa is muted purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(134, 111, 170), in HSL hsl(263.39, 25.76%, 55.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.672% 0.09169 301.557).

What colors go well with #866faa?

The complementary color of #866faa is #748544. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6979b3 and #9c6895. The triadic partners are #a36f40 and #2c8e80.

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

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

#866faa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 58.7% and its chroma 0.092.