#885EA3#885EA3

#885EA3 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.113 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#885EA3
RGB	rgb(136, 94, 163)
HSL	hsl(277, 27%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 42%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.6%, 42.3%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.82, 30.36, -30.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.82, 43.22, 314.62°)
OKLab	oklab(55.39% 0.0745 -0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(55.39% 0.113 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.7657, 15.8843, 36.6153)
Luminance	0.1588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#885EA3 #79A35E

analogous

#655EA3 #885EA3 #A35E9B

triadic

#885EA3 #A3885E #5EA388

tetradic

#885EA3 #A3655E #79A35E #5E9BA3

square

#885EA3 #A3655E #79A35E #5E9BA3

split-complementary

#885EA3 #9BA35E #5EA365

monochromatic

#473156 #68477D #885EA3 #A585B9 #C2ACD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#885EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#885EA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #885EA3

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##885EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##885EA3	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#506DA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A70A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856879

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #885ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 94, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.113 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8cbe',
    500: '#885ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #885ea3;
$custom-light: #ac8cbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#885ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.522,
    "s": 27.273,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55387,
    "c": 0.11322,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#885EA3

secondary

#ABBE9F

accent

#C4648A

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #885EA3

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

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