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#986AAF Color

#986AAF is rgb(152, 106, 175) in RGB, hsl(280, 30%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 39%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#986AAF
HEX#986AAF
RGBrgb(152, 106, 175)
HSLhsl(280, 30%, 55%)
HSVhsv(280, 39%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 39%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.114 313.8)
LABlab(51.74% 28.42 -29.73)
LCHlch(51.74% 41.13 313.70)

What #986AAF 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 #986AAF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.97Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.29Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.99African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.75French Lilac#86608EΔE 13.43

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

#986AAF Channel Values

How #986AAF 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 152 · G 106 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 30% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 39% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.19:1 vs white · 5.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #986AAF 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 text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #986AAF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #986AAF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #986AAF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#986AAF
Complementary
#81AF6A
Analogous
#756AAF
Analogous
#AF6AA3
Triadic
#AF986A
Triadic
#6AAF98
Split comp.
#A3AF6A
Split comp.
#6AAF75

Tints & Shades of #986AAF

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

#A57EB9
#B392C4
#C1A5CF
#D1BDDB
#DFD1E6
#EDE4F1

Shades

#87569F
#704785
#5D3B6D
#492E56
#35223F
#1F1424

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #986AAF.

How #986AAF 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#986AAF
Protanopia#7474AF
Protanomaly#8470AF
Deuteranopia#7C7CAE
Deuteranomaly#8875AE
Tritanopia#907676
Tritanomaly#937190
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

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Using #986AAF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-986aaf: #986AAF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #986AAF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-986aaf': '#986AAF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.596, green: 0.416, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_986aaf">#986AAF</color>
SVG fillfill="#986AAF"

More Purple Colors

#986AAF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#986AAF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #986AAF?

#986AAF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(152, 106, 175) in RGB and hsl(280, 30%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.

What is the RGB value of #986AAF?

#986AAF is rgb(152, 106, 175) — red 152, green 106, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #986AAF?

#986AAF converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 39%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #986AAF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #986AAF scores 4.19:1 against white and 5.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #986AAF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #986AAF 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 21.32, which is visibly different.

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