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#A686CA Color

#A686CA is rgb(166, 134, 202) in RGB, hsl(268, 39%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 21%) 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 6.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A686CA
HEX#A686CA
RGBrgb(166, 134, 202)
HSLhsl(268, 39%, 66%)
HSVhsv(268, 34%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.104 305.4)
LABlab(60.92% 22.59 -30.81)
LCHlch(60.92% 38.21 306.24)

What #A686CA 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 #A686CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.34Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.76Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.79African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.1Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.19Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.99

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

#A686CA Channel Values

How #A686CA 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 166 · G 134 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 39% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 34% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.05:1 vs white · 6.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A686CA 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 text3.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A686CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A686CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A686CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A686CA
Complementary
#ABCA86
Analogous
#8689CA
Analogous
#C886CA
Triadic
#CAA686
Triadic
#86CAA6
Split comp.
#CAC886
Split comp.
#89CA86

Tints & Shades of #A686CA

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

#B398D2
#BEA6D8
#CBB8E0
#D5C6E6
#E2D8EE
#EDE6F4

Shades

#8E67BC
#774BAA
#613D8A
#4D306E
#37224E
#20142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A686CA.

How #A686CA 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#A686CA
Protanopia#8C8CCA
Protanomaly#978ACA
Deuteranopia#9292C9
Deuteranomaly#9A8DCA
Tritanopia#9D9191
Tritanomaly#A18DAB
Achromatopsia#949494

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Using #A686CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a686ca: #A686CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A686CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a686ca': '#A686CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.525, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_a686ca">#A686CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A686CA"

More Purple Colors

#A686CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A686CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A686CA?

#A686CA is a light purple — rgb(166, 134, 202) in RGB and hsl(268, 39%, 66%) 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 6.34.

What is the RGB value of #A686CA?

#A686CA is rgb(166, 134, 202) — red 166, green 134, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A686CA?

#A686CA converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A686CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A686CA scores 3.05:1 against white and 6.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A686CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A686CA 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 17.33, which is visibly different.

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