French Lilac (#86608E)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.15:1 — vs black: 4.08:1

Color values

  • HEX #86608E
  • RGB rgb(134, 96, 142)
  • HSL hsl(289, 32%, 55%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 5.63, 32.39, 0, 44.31 )
  • Websafe #996699

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #86608E based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

French Lilac
#86608E Base
#688E60
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

French Lilac
#86608E Base
#6F608E
#8E607F
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

French Lilac
#86608E Base
#8E8660
#608E86
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

French Lilac
#86608E Base
#7F8E60
#608E6F
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

French Lilac
#86608E Base
#8E6F60
#688E60
#607F8E
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

French Lilac
#86608E Base
#302233
#5B4160
#6F5076
#9A75A2
#AA8AB0
#CBB8CF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of French Lilac, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0E0A0F
#261B29
#3E2D42
#563E5B
#6E4F75
French Lilac #86608E Base
#9E7AA5
#B398B9
#C9B5CD
#DED2E1
#F4F0F5
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #86608E. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #86608E;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #86608E;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #86608E;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #86608E,
        #76B369
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #86608E,
        #76B369
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$french-lilac: #86608E;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$french-lilac-r: 134;
$french-lilac-g: 96;
$french-lilac-b: 142;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $french-lilac;
    color: rgba($french-lilac-r, $french-lilac-g, $french-lilac-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How French Lilac appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #86608E How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #6D6D8D Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #65658E Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #816767 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #6D6D6D Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to French Lilac ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

French Lilac #86608E Base
Chinese Violet #856088 ΔE 1.70
Antique Fuchsia #915C83 ΔE 4.87
Razzmic Berry #8D4E85 ΔE 6.15
Plum #8E4585 ΔE 8.39

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.