Palettes / Colors / #A686FF

#A686FF — Light Vivid Purple

#A686FF is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #A686FF 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.

#A686FF 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 #DEFF85; it also sits naturally between #85A1FF and #E285FF. 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 #A686FF

.text { color: #A686FF; }
.background { background-color: #A686FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A686FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 134, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(256, 100%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A686FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 134, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A686FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 134, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A686FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A686FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEFF85:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A686FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A686FF

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 #A686FF 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 #A686FF 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

← #A686FE  ·  #A68700 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A686FF?

#A686FF is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 134, 255). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A686FF?

#A686FF is RGB 166, 134, 255 — HSL 256°, 100%, 76% — CMYK 35%, 47%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #A686FF?

Its complement is #DEFF85; analogous partners are #85A1FF and #E285FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A686FF for text?

Black text on #A686FF has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.81:1.