#A86BAE Color

#A86BAE is rgb(168, 107, 174) in RGB, hsl(295, 29%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 39%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A86BAE

HEX#A86BAE

RGBrgb(168, 107, 174)

HSLhsl(295, 29%, 55%)

HSVhsv(295, 39%, 68%)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 39%, 0%, 32%)

OKLCHoklch(61.7% 0.119 323.7)

LABlab(53.83% 33.19 -25.75)

LCHlch(53.83% 42.01 322.19)

What #A86BAE 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 #A86BAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearly Purple#B768A2ΔE 9.94 African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.74 Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.32 Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.29 Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 13.08 Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 13.79

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#A86BAE Channel Values

How #A86BAE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 168 · G 107 · B 174	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 295° · S 29% · L 55%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 295° · S 39% · V 68%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 3% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 32%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.9:1 vs white · 5.38:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A86BAE 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 text3.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A86BAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A86BAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #A86BAE

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.

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Shades

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How #A86BAE 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#A86BAE

Protanopia#7878AE

Protanomaly#8E73AE

Deuteranopia#8383AD

Deuteranomaly#937AAD

Tritanopia#A17676

Tritanomaly#A47290

Achromatopsia#818181

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Using #A86BAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a86bae: #A86BAE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A86BAE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a86bae': '#A86BAE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.420, blue: 0.682)

Android XML<color name="color_a86bae">#A86BAE</color>

SVG fillfill="#A86BAE"

More Pink Colors

#A86BAE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#A86BAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A86BAE?

#A86BAE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(168, 107, 174) in RGB and hsl(295, 29%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.94.

What is the RGB value of #A86BAE?

#A86BAE is rgb(168, 107, 174) — red 168, green 107, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A86BAE?

#A86BAE converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 39%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A86BAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A86BAE scores 3.9:1 against white and 5.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A86BAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A86BAE 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 20.06, which is visibly different.

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