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#862CAA Color

#862CAA is rgb(134, 44, 170) in RGB, hsl(283, 59%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 74%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Grape (#6F2DA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#862CAA
HEX#862CAA
RGBrgb(134, 44, 170)
HSLhsl(283, 59%, 42%)
HSVhsv(283, 74%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 74%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(48.6% 0.196 314.2)
LABlab(37.02% 52.49 -50.19)
LCHlch(37.02% 72.62 316.28)

What #862CAA 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 #862CAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 8.42Mauveine#8D029BΔE 10.44Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 13.71Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 13.89Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 14.07Purple Heart#69359CΔE 14.35

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

#862CAA Channel Values

How #862CAA 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 44 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 59% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 74% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.11:1 vs white · 2.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #862CAA 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 text7.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #862CAA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #862CAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #862CAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#862CAA
Complementary
#50AA2C
Analogous
#472CAA
Analogous
#AA2C8F
Triadic
#AA862C
Triadic
#2CAA86
Split comp.
#8FAA2C
Split comp.
#2CAA47

Tints & Shades of #862CAA

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

#A034CB
#AF55D3
#BE75DB
#CE96E4
#DDB6EC
#ECD6F5

Shades

#762796
#63207E
#531B69
#401551
#30103D
#1D0924

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #862CAA.

How #862CAA 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#862CAA
Protanopia#4646AA
Protanomaly#663DAA
Deuteranopia#5757A9
Deuteranomaly#6D49A9
Tritanopia#794C4C
Tritanomaly#7E427D
Achromatopsia#585858

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #862CAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-862caa: #862CAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #862CAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-862caa': '#862CAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.173, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_862caa">#862CAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#862CAA"

More Purple Colors

#862CAA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#862CAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #862CAA?

#862CAA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(134, 44, 170) in RGB and hsl(283, 59%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Grape (#6F2DA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.42.

What is the RGB value of #862CAA?

#862CAA is rgb(134, 44, 170) — red 134, green 44, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #862CAA?

#862CAA converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 74%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #862CAA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #862CAA scores 7.11:1 against white and 2.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #862CAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #862CAA 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 14.07, which is visibly different.

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