#885AEE#885AEE

#885AEE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.212 H 293.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#885AEE
RGB	rgb(136, 90, 238)
HSL	hsl(259, 81%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(259, 62%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.9%, 62.2%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.36, 51.51, -68.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.36, 85.50, 307.04°)
OKLab	oklab(59.41% 0.0834 -0.1949)
OKLCH	oklch(59.41% 0.212 293.2)
XYZ	xyz(29.2379, 18.7188, 82.9449)
Luminance	0.1872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#885AEE #C0EE5A

analogous

#5A76EE #885AEE #D25AEE

triadic

#885AEE #EE885A #5AEE88

tetradic

#885AEE #EE5A76 #C0EE5A #5AEED2

square

#885AEE #EE5A76 #C0EE5A #5AEED2

split-complementary

#885AEE #EED25A #76EE5A

monochromatic

#4713BA #6023E8 #885AEE #B091F4 #D8C9F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.43

#885AEE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.74

#885AEE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #885AEE

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##885AEE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##885AEE	1.00	4.43	4.74	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007AF3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0075EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B7C9C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #885aee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 90, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.212 293.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18bf4',
    500: '#885aee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #885aee;
$custom-light: #b18bf4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#885aee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.649,
    "s": 81.319,
    "l": 64.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59412,
    "c": 0.21195,
    "h": 293.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1872
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#885AEE

secondary

#DCECB8

accent

#DE089B

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6F0FE

border

#D0CBD6

text

#110C17

muted

#807D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #885AEE

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

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