What color is #886B9F?

#886B9F 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 #886B9F?

The RGB value is 136, 107, 159: 136 red, 107 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #886B9F?

The complementary color is #829F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #886B9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#886B9F color

#886B9F rgb(136, 107, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #886B9F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 42% green and 62.4% blue (136, 107, 159).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 21% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#886B9F color codes

HEX	`#886B9F`
RGB	`rgb(136, 107, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 42%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 21%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 33%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 33%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.8, 21.81, -23.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.8, 32.27, 312.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.668, 18.253, 35.176)`
Decimal	`8940447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #886B9F, 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 #886B9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#886B9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #886B9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #886b9f; }
.text { color: #886b9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #886b9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 107 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #886b9f, #9f6b9c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #886B9F?: #886B9F 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 #886B9F?: The RGB value is 136, 107, 159: 136 red, 107 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #886B9F?: The complementary color is #829F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #886B9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.