Recognised as Colour

#886DAB

#886DAB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#886DAB is a violet with RGB values 136, 109, 171 and HSL 266°, 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

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HEX#886DAB

RGBrgb(136, 109, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.4275, 0.6706

RGB percentages53.3%, 42.7%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(266.1, 27%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.1, 36.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK20.5%, 36.3%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,940,971

CSS custom property--colour: #886DAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#779254

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F78ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6579A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Tritanopia#827784no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.9 Medium purple · ΔE 25.1 Plum · ΔE 25.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.9 Steel blue · ΔE 27.7 Slate blue · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#90AB6D

Analogous#6D71AB, #A76DAB

Triadic#AB886D, #6DAB88

Split complementary#ABA76D, #71AB6D

Tetradic#AB6D71, #90AB6D, #6DABA7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2EEF6

Lighter +30%#D7CEE3

Lighter +20%#BDAED0

Lighter +10%#A28DBE

Darker −10%#6F5491

Darker −20%#564171

Darker −30%#3D2E51

Darker −40%#251C30

More saturated +25%#8450C8

Less saturated −25%#8C8A8E

Channel breakdown

R136

G109

B171

Red136 (53.3%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue266.13°

Saturation (HSL)26.96%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 6D · B AB

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Colour values

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