What color is #886B9A?

#886B9A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #886B9A?

The RGB value is 136, 107, 154: 136 red, 107 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #886B9A?

The complementary color is #7D9A6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #886B9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#886B9A color

#886B9A rgb(136, 107, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #886B9A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 42% green and 60.4% blue (136, 107, 154).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#886B9A color codes

HEX	`#886B9A`
RGB	`rgb(136, 107, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 42%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 31%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.6, 20.69, -21.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.6, 29.59, 314.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.243, 18.083, 32.937)`
Decimal	`8940442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #886B9A, 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 #886B9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#886B9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	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 #886B9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #886b9a; }
.text { color: #886b9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #886b9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 107 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #886b9a, #9a6b94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #886B9A?: #886B9A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #886B9A?: The RGB value is 136, 107, 154: 136 red, 107 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #886B9A?: The complementary color is #7D9A6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #886B9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.