What color is #886E88?

#886E88 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #886E88?

The RGB value is 136, 110, 136: 136 red, 110 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #886E88?

The complementary color is #6E886E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #886E88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#886E88 color

#886E88 rgb(136, 110, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #886E88 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 43.1% green and 53.3% blue (136, 110, 136).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#886E88 color codes

HEX	`#886E88`
RGB	`rgb(136, 110, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 43.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.69, 15.08, -10.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.69, 18.31, 325.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.173, 18.164, 25.731)`
Decimal	`8941192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #886E88, 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 #886E88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#886E88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #886E88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #886e88; }
.text { color: #886e88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #886e88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 110 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #886e88, #886e7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #886E88?: #886E88 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #886E88?: The RGB value is 136, 110, 136: 136 red, 110 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #886E88?: The complementary color is #6E886E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #886E88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.