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#860DAB Color

#860DAB is rgb(134, 13, 171) in RGB, hsl(286, 86%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 92%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (RYB) (#8601AF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#860DAB
HEX#860DAB
RGBrgb(134, 13, 171)
HSLhsl(286, 86%, 36%)
HSVhsv(286, 92%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 92%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(46.6% 0.222 315.4)
LABlab(34.11% 60.90 -55.48)
LCHlch(34.11% 82.38 317.67)

What #860DAB 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 #860DAB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#860DAB Channel Values

How #860DAB 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 13 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 86% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 92% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 92% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.9:1 vs white · 2.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #860DAB 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 text7.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #860DAB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #860DAB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #860DAB

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #860DAB.

How #860DAB 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#860DAB
Protanopia#3B3BAB
Protanomaly#622FAB
Deuteranopia#5151AA
Deuteranomaly#6A40AA
Tritanopia#784242
Tritanomaly#7E347A
Achromatopsia#515151

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #860DAB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-860dab: #860DAB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #860DAB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-860dab': '#860DAB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.051, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_860dab">#860DAB</color>
SVG fillfill="#860DAB"

More Purple Colors

#860DAB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#860DAB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #860DAB?

#860DAB is a dark purple — rgb(134, 13, 171) in RGB and hsl(286, 86%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (RYB) (#8601AF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.58.

What is the RGB value of #860DAB?

#860DAB is rgb(134, 13, 171) — red 134, green 13, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #860DAB?

#860DAB converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 92%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #860DAB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #860DAB scores 7.9:1 against white and 2.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #860DAB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #860DAB 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 10.16, which is visibly different.

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