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#B886FE Color

#B886FE is rgb(184, 134, 254) in RGB, hsl(265, 98%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 47%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), visibly different at ΔE 12.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B886FE
HEX#B886FE
RGBrgb(184, 134, 254)
HSLhsl(265, 98%, 76%)
HSVhsv(265, 47%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 47%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.174 301.4)
LABlab(64.77% 37.54 -53.40)
LCHlch(64.77% 65.27 305.11)

What #B886FE 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 #B886FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#B886FE Channel Values

How #B886FE 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 184 · G 134 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 98% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 47% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.67:1 vs white · 7.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B886FE 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 text2.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B886FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B886FE; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #B886FE

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B886FE.

How #B886FE 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#B886FE
Protanopia#9090FE
Protanomaly#A28CFE
Deuteranopia#9999FD
Deuteranomaly#A692FE
Tritanopia#A69C9C
Tritanomaly#AE94CB
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B886FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b886fe: #B886FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B886FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b886fe': '#B886FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.525, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_b886fe">#B886FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B886FE"

More Purple Colors

#B886FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B886FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B886FE?

#B886FE is a light purple — rgb(184, 134, 254) in RGB and hsl(265, 98%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.01.

What is the RGB value of #B886FE?

#B886FE is rgb(184, 134, 254) — red 184, green 134, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B886FE?

#B886FE converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 47%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B886FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B886FE scores 2.67:1 against white and 7.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B886FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B886FE 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 12.18, which is visibly different.

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