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#A686D0 Color

#A686D0 is rgb(166, 134, 208) in RGB, hsl(266, 44%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 36%, 0%, 18%) 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 8.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A686D0
HEX#A686D0
RGBrgb(166, 134, 208)
HSLhsl(266, 44%, 67%)
HSVhsv(266, 36%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 36%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.112 303.4)
LABlab(61.13% 23.64 -33.84)
LCHlch(61.13% 41.28 304.93)

What #A686D0 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 #A686D0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.34Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.84Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.23Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.55African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.68Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.87

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

#A686D0 Channel Values

How #A686D0 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 2088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 44% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 36% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.02:1 vs white · 6.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A686D0 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 text3.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A686D0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A686D0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A686D0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A686D0
Complementary
#B0D086
Analogous
#868BD0
Analogous
#CB86D0
Triadic
#D0A686
Triadic
#86D0A6
Split comp.
#D0CB86
Split comp.
#8BD086

Tints & Shades of #A686D0

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

#B195D6
#BEA7DD
#C9B6E2
#D7C8EA
#E1D7EF
#EFE9F6

Shades

#8E65C3
#7646B4
#603993
#4A2C72
#351F51
#1F1330

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A686D0.

How #A686D0 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#A686D0
Protanopia#8C8CD0
Protanomaly#978AD0
Deuteranopia#9292CF
Deuteranomaly#9A8DD0
Tritanopia#9C9292
Tritanomaly#A08DAE
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A686D0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a686d0: #A686D0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A686D0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a686d0': '#A686D0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.525, blue: 0.816)
Android XML<color name="color_a686d0">#A686D0</color>
SVG fillfill="#A686D0"

More Purple Colors

#A686D0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A686D0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A686D0?

#A686D0 is a light purple — rgb(166, 134, 208) in RGB and hsl(266, 44%, 67%) 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 8.34.

What is the RGB value of #A686D0?

#A686D0 is rgb(166, 134, 208) — red 166, green 134, and blue 208 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A686D0?

#A686D0 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 36%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A686D0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A686D0 scores 3.02:1 against white and 6.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A686D0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A686D0 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 18.52, which is visibly different.

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