What color is #886191?

#886191 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #886191?

The RGB value is 136, 97, 145: 136 red, 97 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #886191?

The complementary color is #6A9161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #886191?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#886191 color

#886191 rgb(136, 97, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #886191 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 38% green and 56.9% blue (136, 97, 145).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#886191 color codes

HEX	`#886191`
RGB	`rgb(136, 97, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 38%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 33%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 33%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.75, 24.62, -20.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.75, 31.85, 320.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.538, 15.828, 28.809)`
Decimal	`8937873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #886191, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #886191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#886191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #886191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #886191; }
.text { color: #886191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #886191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 97 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #886191, #916182); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #886191?: #886191 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #886191?: The RGB value is 136, 97, 145: 136 red, 97 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #886191?: The complementary color is #6A9161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #886191?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.