#866AA4

Closest named color: Dark Lavender (#856798). oklch(57.4% 0.092 305.8), rgb(134, 106, 164).

Black text reads best on this color (4.61:1).

About this color

#866AA4 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 57%, its chroma 0.092 and its hue 306°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Lavender (#856798), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.61:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-dark (57%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.092)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Dark Lavender (#856798)
Black text	4.61:1
White text	4.55:1

Values

HEX	#866AA4
RGB	rgb(134, 106, 164)
HSL	hsl(269, 24%, 53%)
OKLCH	oklch(57.4% 0.092 305.8)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #866AA4	4.55:1	AA	Lc -77.0	Fine for body text
Black text on #866AA4	4.61:1	AA	Lc 32.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#866AA4 text on white	4.55:1	AA	Lc 71.6	Content text, not long reading
#866AA4 text on black	4.61:1	AA	Lc -30.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F6F4F8

oklch(97% 0.006 308.4)
Step 100
100

#ECE8F0

oklch(93.6% 0.011 308.3)
Step 200
200

#DDD6E6

oklch(88.6% 0.023 305.6)
Step 300
300

#C7BAD6

oklch(80.8% 0.041 306.4)
Step 400
400

#AB96C2

oklch(70.7% 0.067 306.4)
Step 500
500

#967CB3

oklch(63.1% 0.086 305.7)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#866AA4

oklch(57.4% 0.092 305.8)
Step 700
700

#6D5387

oklch(49.1% 0.086 306.4)
Step 800
800

#59446E

oklch(42.7% 0.072 306.5)
Step 900
900

#493A59

oklch(37.8% 0.055 306.1)
Step 950
950

#2B2234

oklch(27% 0.035 307)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#866AA4 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#5E75A6	0.063
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6476A2	0.058
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#82737F	0.070
Achromatopsia (no color)	#767676	0.093