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Recognised as Colour

#886DBA

  • #886DBA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#886DBA is a violet with RGB values 136, 109, 186 and HSL 261°, 36%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#886DBA#886DBA
HEX#886DBA
RGBrgb(136, 109, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.4275, 0.7294
RGB percentages53.3%, 42.7%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(261, 35.8%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261, 41.4%, 72.9%)
CMYK26.9%, 41.4%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,940,986
CSS custom property--colour: #886DBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#779245

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#587BBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D7AB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7E7A8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4Slate blue · ΔE 23.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.5Plum · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FBA6D
Analogous#6D78BA, #AF6DBA
Triadic#BA886D, #6DBA88
Split complementary#BAAF6D, #78BA6D
Tetradic#BA6D78, #9FBA6D, #6DBAAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F8FB
Lighter +30%#DDD5EB
Lighter +20%#C0B2DB
Lighter +10%#A490CA
Darker −10%#6D4EA6
Darker −20%#563E83
Darker −30%#3F2E60
Darker −40%#291D3E
More saturated +25%#8052D5
Less saturated −25%#90889F

Channel breakdown

R136
G109
B186
Red136 (53.3%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue261.04°
Saturation (HSL)35.81%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 6D · B BA

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