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#A886B6 Color

#A886B6 is rgb(168, 134, 182) in RGB, hsl(283, 25%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 26%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A886B6
HEX#A886B6
RGBrgb(168, 134, 182)
HSLhsl(283, 25%, 62%)
HSVhsv(283, 26%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 26%, 0%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.079 315.9)
LABlab(60.46% 19.98 -20.23)
LCHlch(60.46% 28.44 314.65)

What #A886B6 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 #A886B6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 6.68Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.87Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.47Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 9.31Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.92Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 10.63

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

#A886B6 Channel Values

How #A886B6 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 168 · G 134 · B 1828-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 25% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 26% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.11:1 vs white · 6.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A886B6 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 text3.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A886B6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A886B6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A886B6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A886B6
Complementary
#94B686
Analogous
#9086B6
Analogous
#B686AC
Triadic
#B6A986
Triadic
#86B6A9
Split comp.
#ACB686
Split comp.
#86B690

Tints & Shades of #A886B6

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

#B496C0
#BFA6C9
#CBB6D3
#D8C9DE
#E4D9E8
#EFE9F2

Shades

#966CA7
#7F568F
#694776
#52375C
#3B2843
#221726

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A886B6.

How #A886B6 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#A886B6
Protanopia#8D8DB6
Protanomaly#988AB6
Deuteranopia#9292B5
Deuteranomaly#9B8EB6
Tritanopia#A28D8D
Tritanomaly#A58A9F
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A886B6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a886b6: #A886B6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A886B6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a886b6': '#A886B6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.525, blue: 0.714)
Android XML<color name="color_a886b6">#A886B6</color>
SVG fillfill="#A886B6"

More Purple Colors

#A886B6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A886B6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A886B6?

#A886B6 is a light purple — rgb(168, 134, 182) in RGB and hsl(283, 25%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.68.

What is the RGB value of #A886B6?

#A886B6 is rgb(168, 134, 182) — red 168, green 134, and blue 182 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A886B6?

#A886B6 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 26%, 0%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A886B6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A886B6 scores 3.11:1 against white and 6.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A886B6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A886B6 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 16.79, which is visibly different.

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