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#846EAA Color

#846EAA is rgb(132, 110, 170) in RGB, hsl(262, 26%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 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 5.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#846EAA
HEX#846EAA
RGBrgb(132, 110, 170)
HSLhsl(262, 26%, 55%)
HSVhsv(262, 35%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 35%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.093 300.4)
LABlab(50.39% 18.51 -29.13)
LCHlch(50.39% 34.51 302.43)

What #846EAA 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 #846EAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 5.56Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 5.9Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.17Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.9Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 9.74Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 10.62

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

#846EAA Channel Values

How #846EAA 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 110 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 26% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 35% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.38:1 vs white · 4.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #846EAA 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 text4.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #846EAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #846EAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#846EAA
Complementary
#94AA6E
Analogous
#6E76AA
Analogous
#A26EAA
Triadic
#AA846E
Triadic
#6EAA84
Split comp.
#AAA26E
Split comp.
#76AA6E

Tints & Shades of #846EAA

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

#9582B5
#A595C1
#B5A8CC
#C8BFD9
#D9D2E5
#E9E5F0

Shades

#725B9A
#5F4B81
#4E3E6A
#3E3154
#2D243D
#1A1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #846EAA.

How #846EAA 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#846EAA
Protanopia#7272AA
Protanomaly#7A71AA
Deuteranopia#7676AA
Deuteranomaly#7C73AA
Tritanopia#7B7878
Tritanomaly#7F748F
Achromatopsia#797979

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Using #846EAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-846eaa: #846EAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #846EAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-846eaa': '#846EAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.431, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_846eaa">#846EAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#846EAA"

More Purple Colors

#846EAA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#846EAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #846EAA?

#846EAA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(132, 110, 170) in RGB and hsl(262, 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 5.56.

What is the RGB value of #846EAA?

#846EAA is rgb(132, 110, 170) — red 132, green 110, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #846EAA?

#846EAA converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 35%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #846EAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #846EAA scores 4.38:1 against white and 4.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #846EAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #846EAA 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 24.46, which is visibly different.

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