Palettes / Colors / #A686FE

#A686FE — Light Vivid Purple

#A686FE is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #A686FE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A686FE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DEFE86; it also sits naturally between #86A2FE and #E286FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 53% · Blue 100%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A686FE

.text { color: #A686FE; }
.background { background-color: #A686FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A686FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 134, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(256, 98%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A686FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 134, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A686FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 134, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A686FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A686FE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A686FE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEFE86:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A686FE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A686FE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #A686FE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A686FE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A686FD  ·  #A686FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A686FE?

#A686FE is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 134, 254). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A686FE?

#A686FE is RGB 166, 134, 254 — HSL 256°, 98%, 76% — CMYK 35%, 47%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #A686FE?

Its complement is #DEFE86; analogous partners are #86A2FE and #E286FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A686FE for text?

Black text on #A686FE has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.81:1.