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#8856AE Color

#8856AE is rgb(136, 86, 174) in RGB, hsl(274, 35%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 51%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Purple (#7851A9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8856AE
HEX#8856AE
RGBrgb(136, 86, 174)
HSLhsl(274, 35%, 51%)
HSVhsv(274, 51%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 51%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(54.6% 0.141 308.7)
LABlab(45.24% 33.84 -39.46)
LCHlch(45.24% 51.98 310.62)

What #8856AE 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 #8856AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 5.13Amethyst#9966CCΔE 9.57Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 9.77Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 10.33Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 11.18Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 14.01

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

#8856AE Channel Values

How #8856AE 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 136 · G 86 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 35% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 51% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.26:1 vs white · 3.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8856AE 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 text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8856AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8856AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8856AE
Complementary
#7CAE56
Analogous
#5C56AE
Analogous
#AE56A8
Triadic
#AE8856
Triadic
#56AE88
Split comp.
#A8AE56
Split comp.
#56AE5C

Tints & Shades of #8856AE

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

#996EB9
#A783C3
#B99BCF
#CAB3DB
#DBCBE6
#E9E0F0

Shades

#754997
#653F83
#53336B
#402853
#2D1C3B
#1D1226

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8856AE.

How #8856AE 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#8856AE
Protanopia#6161AE
Protanomaly#735DAE
Deuteranopia#6A6AAD
Deuteranomaly#7762AE
Tritanopia#7D6767
Tritanomaly#816089
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

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Using #8856AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8856ae: #8856AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8856AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8856ae': '#8856AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.337, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_8856ae">#8856AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8856AE"

More Purple Colors

#8856AE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8856AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8856AE?

#8856AE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(136, 86, 174) in RGB and hsl(274, 35%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #8856AE?

#8856AE is rgb(136, 86, 174) — red 136, green 86, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8856AE?

#8856AE converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 51%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8856AE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8856AE scores 5.26:1 against white and 3.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8856AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8856AE 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 14.63, which is visibly different.

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