#885EA2#885EA2

#885EA2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.112 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#885EA2
RGB	rgb(136, 94, 162)
HSL	hsl(277, 27%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 42%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(16%, 42%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.78, 30.13, -30.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.78, 42.69, 314.89°)
OKLab	oklab(55.34% 0.0743 -0.0838)
OKLCH	oklch(55.34% 0.112 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.6765, 15.8486, 36.1453)
Luminance	0.1585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#885EA2 #78A25E

analogous

#665EA2 #885EA2 #A25E9A

triadic

#885EA2 #A2885E #5EA288

tetradic

#885EA2 #A2665E #78A25E #5E9AA2

square

#885EA2 #A2665E #78A25E #5E9AA2

split-complementary

#885EA2 #9AA25E #5EA266

monochromatic

#473155 #68477B #885EA2 #A585B8 #C1ACCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#885EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#885EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #885EA2

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##885EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##885EA2	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#516DA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B70A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856878

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #885ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 94, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.112 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8cbe',
    500: '#885ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #885ea2;
$custom-light: #ac8cbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#885ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.059,
    "s": 26.772,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55337,
    "c": 0.11197,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15848
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#885EA2

secondary

#AABD9F

accent

#C36589

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #885EA2

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

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