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#866BE1 Color

#866BE1 is rgb(134, 107, 225) in RGB, hsl(254, 66%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 52%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#866BE1
HEX#866BE1
RGBrgb(134, 107, 225)
HSLhsl(254, 66%, 65%)
HSVhsv(254, 52%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 52%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(61% 0.172 290.9)
LABlab(52.30% 32.04 -57.51)
LCHlch(52.30% 65.84 299.12)

What #866BE1 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #866BE1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 7.23Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 8.18Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 9.2Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.42Iris#5A4FCFΔE 14.55Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 15.4

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#866BE1 Channel Values

How #866BE1 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 134 · G 107 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 66% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 52% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.04:1 vs white · 5.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #866BE1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #866BE1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #866BE1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #866BE1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#866BE1
Complementary
#C5E16B
Analogous
#6B8AE1
Analogous
#C16BE1
Triadic
#E1866B
Triadic
#6BE186
Split comp.
#E1C16B
Split comp.
#8AE16B

Tints & Shades of #866BE1

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9880E5
#A591E8
#B7A6ED
#C8BBF1
#D9D0F5
#E7E1F9

Shades

#6745D9
#4F2ACB
#4022A5
#321A7F
#231259
#150B37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #866BE1.

How #866BE1 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#866BE1
Protanopia#7070E1
Protanomaly#7A6EE1
Deuteranopia#7575E1
Deuteranomaly#7C71E1
Tritanopia#708282
Tritanomaly#7979B0
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #866BE1 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-866be1: #866BE1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #866BE1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-866be1': '#866BE1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.420, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_866be1">#866BE1</color>
SVG fillfill="#866BE1"

More Blue Colors

#866BE1 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#866BE1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #866BE1?

#866BE1 is a light blue — rgb(134, 107, 225) in RGB and hsl(254, 66%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.23.

What is the RGB value of #866BE1?

#866BE1 is rgb(134, 107, 225) — red 134, green 107, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #866BE1?

#866BE1 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 52%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #866BE1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #866BE1 scores 4.04:1 against white and 5.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #866BE1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #866BE1 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 7.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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