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#886198 Color

#886198 is rgb(136, 97, 152) in RGB, hsl(283, 22%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 36%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lilac (#86608E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#886198
HEX#886198
RGBrgb(136, 97, 152)
HSLhsl(283, 22%, 49%)
HSVhsv(283, 36%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 36%, 0%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(55.4% 0.094 315.8)
LABlab(46.91% 23.98 -23.91)
LCHlch(46.91% 33.86 315.08)

What #886198 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 #886198, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lilac#86608EΔE 5.04Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 8.41Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.82Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.06Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.56Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 11.24

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

#886198 Channel Values

How #886198 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 97 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 22% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 36% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.99:1 vs white · 4.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #886198 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 text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #886198

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #886198; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#886198
Complementary
#719861
Analogous
#6D6198
Analogous
#98618D
Triadic
#988961
Triadic
#619889
Split comp.
#8D9861
Split comp.
#61986D

Tints & Shades of #886198

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

#9976A7
#AA8CB5
#BAA2C3
#CAB7D1
#DACDDF
#EAE3ED

Shades

#785686
#654870
#543C5D
#402E48
#2F2235
#1C141F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #886198.

How #886198 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#886198
Protanopia#696998
Protanomaly#776698
Deuteranopia#707097
Deuteranomaly#7A6A98
Tritanopia#826A6A
Tritanomaly#84677F
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #886198 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-886198: #886198;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #886198;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-886198': '#886198' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.380, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_886198">#886198</color>
SVG fillfill="#886198"

More Purple Colors

#886198 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#886198 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #886198?

#886198 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(136, 97, 152) in RGB and hsl(283, 22%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lilac (#86608E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.04.

What is the RGB value of #886198?

#886198 is rgb(136, 97, 152) — red 136, green 97, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #886198?

#886198 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 36%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #886198 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #886198 scores 4.99:1 against white and 4.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #886198 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #886198 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 25.25, which is a different colour altogether.

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