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#886FEB Color

#886FEB is rgb(136, 111, 235) in RGB, hsl(252, 76%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 53%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#886FEB
HEX#886FEB
RGBrgb(136, 111, 235)
HSLhsl(252, 76%, 68%)
HSVhsv(252, 53%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 53%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(62.5% 0.18 289.4)
LABlab(53.93% 32.58 -60.48)
LCHlch(53.93% 68.70 298.31)

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

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 6.68Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.91Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 9.96Iris#5A4FCFΔE 14.46Amethyst#9966CCΔE 15.24Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 16.24

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

#886FEB Channel Values

How #886FEB 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 111 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 76% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 53% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.8:1 vs white · 5.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #886FEB 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 text3.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #886FEB

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

Base
#886FEB
Complementary
#D3EB6F
Analogous
#6F95EB
Analogous
#C66FEB
Triadic
#EB886F
Triadic
#6FEB88
Split comp.
#EBC66F
Split comp.
#95EB6F

Tints & Shades of #886FEB

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

#9781EE
#AA98F1
#B8AAF3
#C7BCF6
#D6CEF8
#E9E4FB

Shades

#6747E6
#451FE0
#3919B8
#2B138B
#1F0D63
#12083A

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

How #886FEB 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#886FEB
Protanopia#7474EB
Protanomaly#7C72EB
Deuteranopia#7878EB
Deuteranomaly#7F75EB
Tritanopia#708787
Tritanomaly#7A7EB8
Achromatopsia#838383

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Using #886FEB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-886feb: #886FEB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #886FEB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-886feb': '#886FEB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.435, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_886feb">#886FEB</color>
SVG fillfill="#886FEB"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#886FEB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #886FEB?

#886FEB is a light blue — rgb(136, 111, 235) in RGB and hsl(252, 76%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.68.

What is the RGB value of #886FEB?

#886FEB is rgb(136, 111, 235) — red 136, green 111, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #886FEB?

#886FEB converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 53%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #886FEB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #886FEB scores 3.8:1 against white and 5.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #886FEB 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 6.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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