Colour

#886DA5

#886DA5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#886DA5 is a violet with RGB values 136, 109, 165 and HSL 269°, 24%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#886DA5

RGBrgb(136, 109, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.4275, 0.6471

RGB percentages53.3%, 42.7%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(268.9, 23.7%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.9, 33.9%, 64.7%)

CMYK17.6%, 33.9%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,940,965

CSS custom property--colour: #886DA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1

Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#77925A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6277A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6779A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Tritanopia#847581no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 25.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.7 Steel blue · ΔE 26.9 Medium purple · ΔE 28.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.8 Slate grey · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 25.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8AA56D

Analogous#6D6EA5, #A46DA5

Triadic#A5886D, #6DA588

Split complementary#A5A46D, #6EA56D

Tetradic#A56D6E, #8AA56D, #6DA5A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EFEBF3

Lighter +30%#D5CCDF

Lighter +20%#BBACCC

Lighter +10%#A28DB8

Darker −10%#6F558A

Darker −20%#55426A

Darker −30%#3C2E4B

Darker −40%#231B2B

More saturated +25%#874FC3

Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R136

G109

B165

Red136 (53.3%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue268.93°

Saturation (HSL)23.73%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 6D · B A5

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