#884EA5#884EA5

#884EA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.143 H 313.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#884EA5
RGB	rgb(136, 78, 165)
HSL	hsl(280, 36%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 53%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.6%, 52.7%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.36, 39.88, -37.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.36, 54.67, 316.84°)
OKLab	oklab(52.84% 0.0983 -0.1044)
OKLCH	oklch(52.84% 0.143 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.6681, 13.4001, 37.1404)
Luminance	0.1340 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#884EA5 #6BA54E

analogous

#5D4EA5 #884EA5 #A54E96

triadic

#884EA5 #A5884E #4EA588

tetradic

#884EA5 #A55D4E #6BA54E #4E96A5

square

#884EA5 #A55D4E #6BA54E #4E96A5

split-complementary

#884EA5 #96A54E #4EA55D

monochromatic

#432752 #663A7B #884EA5 #A473BD #BF9DD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#884EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#884EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #884EA5

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##884EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##884EA5	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3963A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B68A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #884ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 78, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.143 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad82c0',
    500: '#884ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #884ea5;
$custom-light: #ad82c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#884ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 35.802,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52839,
    "c": 0.14335,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#884EA5

secondary

#A0BD91

accent

#CC5C81

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4EFF7

border

#CECAD0

text

#100A12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #884EA5

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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