#886AE6
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.4% 0.18 291.3), rgb(136, 106, 230).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.25:1).
About this color
#886AE6 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.180 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.25:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.180) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.25:1 |
| White text | 3.99:1 |
Values
| HEX | #886AE6 |
| RGB | rgb(136, 106, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 71%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.4% 0.18 291.3) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #886AE6 | 3.99:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #886AE6 | 5.25:1 | AA | Lc 37.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #886AE6 text on white | 3.99:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #886AE6 text on black | 5.25:1 | AA | Lc -34.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FA
oklch(93.5% 0.026 290.7)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F8
oklch(88.5% 0.049 291.7)
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Step 300
300
#C1B7F6
oklch(81% 0.088 291.6)
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Step 400
400
#A28FF1
oklch(70.7% 0.141 291.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#886AE6
oklch(61.4% 0.18 291.3)
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Step 600
600
#7954DA
oklch(55.7% 0.195 291.5)
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Step 700
700
#6643BD
oklch(49.1% 0.182 291.4)
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Step 800
800
#533899
oklch(42.7% 0.151 291.5)
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Step 900
900
#44327A
oklch(37.7% 0.118 291.2)
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Step 950
950
#281E47
oklch(27% 0.074 292)
#886AE6 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #2E81EA | 0.107 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #347DE3 | 0.103 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6E849E | 0.147 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.181 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #886AE6
#886AE6
oklch(61.4% 0.18 291.3)
- #888B00
#888B00
oklch(61.4% 0.135 111.3)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #886AE6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #886AE6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.025
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.030
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.044
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.056
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.060
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.064
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.067
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.068
Use #886AE6 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.