#867494
Slate Gray · medium cool purple
About #867494
#867494 is a muted, medium shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 53% red, 45% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Slate Gray and Taupe (ΔE 16.1); Taupe comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #829474 — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #867494 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 4.94:1 (a WCAG AA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #867494?
#867494 is a muted, medium shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 53% red, 45% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #867494?
Use black text. Black on #867494 has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #867494?
Its complementary colour is #829474, and analogous partners are #767494 and #947492.