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Recognised as Colour

#886CAB

  • #886CAB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#886CAB is a violet with RGB values 136, 108, 171 and HSL 267°, 27%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#886CAB#886CAB
HEX#886CAB
RGBrgb(136, 108, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.4235, 0.6706
RGB percentages53.3%, 42.4%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(266.7, 27.3%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.7, 36.8%, 67.1%)
CMYK20.5%, 36.8%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,940,715
CSS custom property--colour: #886CAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#779354

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E78ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#6478A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#827683no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.4Medium purple · ΔE 24.5Plum · ΔE 25.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.1Steel blue · ΔE 28.3Slate blue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FAB6C
Analogous#6C6FAB, #A86CAB
Triadic#AB886C, #6CAB88
Split complementary#ABA86C, #6FAB6C
Tetradic#AB6C6F, #8FAB6C, #6CABA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1EEF5
Lighter +30%#D7CDE3
Lighter +20%#BDADD0
Lighter +10%#A28CBE
Darker −10%#6F5391
Darker −20%#564071
Darker −30%#3D2E50
Darker −40%#241B30
More saturated +25%#854FC8
Less saturated −25%#8B898E

Channel breakdown

R136
G108
B171
Red136 (53.3%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue266.67°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 6C · B AB

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