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#866EAA Color

#866EAA is rgb(134, 110, 170) in RGB, hsl(264, 26%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 35%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#866EAA
HEX#866EAA
RGBrgb(134, 110, 170)
HSLhsl(264, 26%, 55%)
HSVhsv(264, 35%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 35%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(58.5% 0.093 302)
LABlab(50.59% 19.19 -28.80)
LCHlch(50.59% 34.61 303.67)

What #866EAA 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 #866EAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 5.04Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 5.53Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.57Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.86Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 10.4French Lilac#86608EΔE 10.96

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

#866EAA Channel Values

How #866EAA 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 110 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 26% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 35% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.35:1 vs white · 4.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #866EAA 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 text4.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #866EAA

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

Base
#866EAA
Complementary
#92AA6E
Analogous
#6E74AA
Analogous
#A46EAA
Triadic
#AA866E
Triadic
#6EAA86
Split comp.
#AAA46E
Split comp.
#74AA6E

Tints & Shades of #866EAA

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

#9682B5
#A695C1
#B7A8CC
#C9BFD9
#D9D2E5
#EAE5F0

Shades

#745B9A
#614B81
#503E6A
#3F3154
#2E243D
#1B1523

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

How #866EAA 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#866EAA
Protanopia#7373AA
Protanomaly#7B71AA
Deuteranopia#7777AA
Deuteranomaly#7D73AA
Tritanopia#7E7878
Tritanomaly#81748F
Achromatopsia#797979

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Using #866EAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-866eaa: #866EAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #866EAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-866eaa': '#866EAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.431, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_866eaa">#866EAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#866EAA"

More Purple Colors

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

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#866EAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #866EAA?

#866EAA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(134, 110, 170) in RGB and hsl(264, 26%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.04.

What is the RGB value of #866EAA?

#866EAA is rgb(134, 110, 170) — red 134, green 110, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #866EAA?

#866EAA converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 35%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #866EAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #866EAA scores 4.35:1 against white and 4.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #866EAA 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 24.73, which is visibly different.

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