Recognised as Colour

#886EB5

#886EB5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#886EB5 is a violet with RGB values 136, 110, 181 and HSL 262°, 32%, 57%. 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

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HEX#886EB5

RGBrgb(136, 110, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.4314, 0.7098

RGB percentages53.3%, 43.1%, 71%

HSLhsl(262, 32.4%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262, 39.2%, 71%)

CMYK24.9%, 39.2%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,941,237

CSS custom property--colour: #886EB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.9 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#797979

Inverted#77914A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C7BB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#617AB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Tritanopia#807A89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 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 20.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5 Plum · ΔE 25.9 Slate blue · ΔE 26.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 20.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BB56E

Analogous#6E78B5, #AB6EB5

Triadic#B5886E, #6EB588

Split complementary#B5AB6E, #78B56E

Tetradic#B56E78, #9BB56E, #6EB5AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F5FA

Lighter +30%#DBD3E9

Lighter +20%#BFB2D7

Lighter +10%#A490C6

Darker −10%#6E519F

Darker −20%#56407D

Darker −30%#3F2F5B

Darker −40%#281D3A

More saturated +25%#8153D0

Less saturated −25%#8F899A

Channel breakdown

R136

G110

B181

Red136 (53.3%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue261.97°

Saturation (HSL)32.42%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 6E · B B5

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Colour values

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