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#886EA6 Color

#886EA6 is rgb(136, 110, 166) in RGB, hsl(268, 24%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#886EA6
HEX#886EA6
RGBrgb(136, 110, 166)
HSLhsl(268, 24%, 54%)
HSVhsv(268, 34%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(58.5% 0.089 305.1)
LABlab(50.65% 19.15 -26.37)
LCHlch(50.65% 32.59 305.99)

What #886EA6 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 #886EA6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 5.37Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 5.43Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.84French Lilac#86608EΔE 8.97Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.09Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 11.28

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

#886EA6 Channel Values

How #886EA6 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 110 · B 1668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 24% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 34% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.35:1 vs white · 4.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #886EA6 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 text4.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #886EA6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #886EA6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #886EA6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#886EA6
Complementary
#8CA66E
Analogous
#6E6FA6
Analogous
#A46EA6
Triadic
#A6886E
Triadic
#6EA688
Split comp.
#A6A46E
Split comp.
#6FA66E

Tints & Shades of #886EA6

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

#9781B1
#AA97BF
#B9AACB
#C9BDD6
#D8D0E2
#EAE6EF

Shades

#765B95
#644E7E
#534068
#3F304F
#2D2339
#1C1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #886EA6.

How #886EA6 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#886EA6
Protanopia#7373A6
Protanomaly#7C71A6
Deuteranopia#7777A6
Deuteranomaly#7E74A6
Tritanopia#807777
Tritanomaly#84738C
Achromatopsia#797979

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Using #886EA6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-886ea6: #886EA6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #886EA6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-886ea6': '#886EA6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.431, blue: 0.651)
Android XML<color name="color_886ea6">#886EA6</color>
SVG fillfill="#886EA6"

More Purple Colors

#886EA6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#886EA6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #886EA6?

#886EA6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(136, 110, 166) in RGB and hsl(268, 24%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.37.

What is the RGB value of #886EA6?

#886EA6 is rgb(136, 110, 166) — red 136, green 110, and blue 166 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #886EA6?

#886EA6 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #886EA6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #886EA6 scores 4.35:1 against white and 4.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #886EA6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #886EA6 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 25.84, which is a different colour altogether.

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