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#B086CA Color

#B086CA is rgb(176, 134, 202) in RGB, hsl(277, 39%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 34%, 0%, 21%) 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 5.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B086CA
HEX#B086CA
RGBrgb(176, 134, 202)
HSLhsl(277, 39%, 66%)
HSVhsv(277, 34%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 34%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.107 311.9)
LABlab(61.94% 25.96 -29.14)
LCHlch(61.94% 39.03 311.69)

What #B086CA 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 #B086CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 5.8Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.39Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.25Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.91Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.58Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.67

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

#B086CA Channel Values

How #B086CA 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 176 · G 134 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 39% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 34% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.95:1 vs white · 7.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B086CA 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 text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B086CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B086CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B086CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B086CA
Complementary
#A0CA86
Analogous
#8E86CA
Analogous
#CA86C2
Triadic
#CAB086
Triadic
#86CAB0
Split comp.
#C2CA86
Split comp.
#86CA8E

Tints & Shades of #B086CA

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

#BC98D2
#C5A6D8
#D1B8E0
#DAC6E6
#E6D8EE
#EFE6F4

Shades

#9B67BC
#864BAA
#6C3D8A
#56306E
#3D224E
#24142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B086CA.

How #B086CA 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#B086CA
Protanopia#8E8ECA
Protanomaly#9D8BCA
Deuteranopia#9696C9
Deuteranomaly#A190CA
Tritanopia#A89191
Tritanomaly#AB8DAB
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B086CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b086ca: #B086CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B086CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b086ca': '#B086CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.525, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_b086ca">#B086CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B086CA"

More Purple Colors

#B086CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B086CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B086CA?

#B086CA is a light purple — rgb(176, 134, 202) in RGB and hsl(277, 39%, 66%) 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 5.8.

What is the RGB value of #B086CA?

#B086CA is rgb(176, 134, 202) — red 176, green 134, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B086CA?

#B086CA converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 34%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B086CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B086CA scores 2.95:1 against white and 7.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B086CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B086CA 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 14.34, which is visibly different.

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