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#A886D0 Color

#A886D0 is rgb(168, 134, 208) in RGB, hsl(268, 44%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 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 8.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A886D0
HEX#A886D0
RGBrgb(168, 134, 208)
HSLhsl(268, 44%, 67%)
HSVhsv(268, 36%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 36%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(68% 0.112 304.7)
LABlab(61.33% 24.30 -33.52)
LCHlch(61.33% 41.40 305.94)

What #A886D0 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 #A886D0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.49Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.24Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.43Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.48African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.24Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 11

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

#A886D0 Channel Values

How #A886D0 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 2088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 44% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 36% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.01:1 vs white · 6.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A886D0 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 text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A886D0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A886D0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A886D0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A886D0
Complementary
#ADD086
Analogous
#8688D0
Analogous
#CD86D0
Triadic
#D0A886
Triadic
#86D0A8
Split comp.
#D0CD86
Split comp.
#88D086

Tints & Shades of #A886D0

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

#B395D6
#C0A7DD
#CBB6E2
#D8C8EA
#E2D7EF
#EFE9F6

Shades

#9165C3
#7946B4
#633993
#4D2C72
#361F51
#201330

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A886D0.

How #A886D0 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#A886D0
Protanopia#8D8DD0
Protanomaly#988AD0
Deuteranopia#9292CF
Deuteranomaly#9B8ED0
Tritanopia#9E9292
Tritanomaly#A28DAE
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A886D0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a886d0: #A886D0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A886D0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a886d0': '#A886D0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.525, blue: 0.816)
Android XML<color name="color_a886d0">#A886D0</color>
SVG fillfill="#A886D0"

More Purple Colors

#A886D0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A886D0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A886D0?

#A886D0 is a light purple — rgb(168, 134, 208) in RGB and hsl(268, 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 8.49.

What is the RGB value of #A886D0?

#A886D0 is rgb(168, 134, 208) — red 168, green 134, and blue 208 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A886D0?

#A886D0 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 36%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A886D0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A886D0 scores 3.01:1 against white and 6.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A886D0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A886D0 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 17.94, which is visibly different.

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