#886BE3
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(61.3% 0.175 291.5), rgb(136, 107, 227).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.25:1).
About this color
#886BE3 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.175 and its hue 292°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.25:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.175) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.25:1 |
| White text | 3.99:1 |
Values
| HEX | #886BE3 |
| RGB | rgb(136, 107, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 68%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.3% 0.175 291.5) |
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 #886BE3 | 3.99:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #886BE3 | 5.25:1 | AA | Lc 37.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #886BE3 text on white | 3.99:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #886BE3 text on black | 5.25:1 | AA | Lc -34.7 | 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
#EAE7FA
oklch(93.6% 0.026 293.1)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F7
oklch(88.5% 0.048 291.9)
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Step 300
300
#C1B7F4
oklch(80.9% 0.086 291.9)
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Step 400
400
#A290EF
oklch(70.8% 0.137 291.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#886BE3
oklch(61.3% 0.175 291.5)
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Step 600
600
#7955D7
oklch(55.6% 0.19 291.8)
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Step 700
700
#6644BB
oklch(49.1% 0.178 291.6)
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Step 800
800
#533997
oklch(42.7% 0.147 291.7)
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Step 900
900
#443278
oklch(37.6% 0.115 291.8)
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Step 950
950
#281E46
oklch(27% 0.072 292.4)
#886BE3 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) | #3481E7 | 0.104 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3A7DE0 | 0.099 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #70849D | 0.142 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.176 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #886BE3
#886BE3
oklch(61.3% 0.175 291.5)
- #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 #886BE3, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #886BE3.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.026
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.028
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.046
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.056
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.063
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.063
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.064
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.065
Use #886BE3 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.