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#846194 Color

#846194 is rgb(132, 97, 148) in RGB, hsl(281, 21%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 34%, 0%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lilac (#86608E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#846194
HEX#846194
RGBrgb(132, 97, 148)
HSLhsl(281, 21%, 48%)
HSVhsv(281, 34%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 34%, 0%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(54.8% 0.087 314.9)
LABlab(46.31% 21.88 -22.51)
LCHlch(46.31% 31.39 314.18)

What #846194 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 #846194, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lilac#86608EΔE 3.26Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 6.43Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.71Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.81Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.98Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 11.17

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

#846194 Channel Values

How #846194 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 132 · G 97 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 21% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 34% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.1:1 vs white · 4.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #846194 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.

TextWhite text5.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #846194

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #846194; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#846194
Complementary
#719461
Analogous
#6A6194
Analogous
#94618B
Triadic
#948461
Triadic
#619484
Split comp.
#8B9461
Split comp.
#61946A

Tints & Shades of #846194

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

#9574A4
#A68AB2
#B69FC1
#C9B8D1
#D9CEDF
#EAE3ED

Shades

#735582
#60476C
#503A59
#3F2E47
#2F2234
#1B141F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #846194.

How #846194 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#846194
Protanopia#686894
Protanomaly#746594
Deuteranopia#6E6E93
Deuteranomaly#776994
Tritanopia#7E6969
Tritanomaly#80667D
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

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Using #846194 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-846194: #846194;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #846194;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-846194': '#846194' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.380, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_846194">#846194</color>
SVG fillfill="#846194"

More Purple Colors

#846194 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#846194 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #846194?

#846194 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(132, 97, 148) in RGB and hsl(281, 21%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lilac (#86608E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.26.

What is the RGB value of #846194?

#846194 is rgb(132, 97, 148) — red 132, green 97, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #846194?

#846194 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 34%, 0%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #846194 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #846194 scores 5.1:1 against white and 4.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #846194 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #846194 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 25.81, which is a different colour altogether.

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