#885EAE#885EAE

#885EAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.127 H 307.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#885EAE
RGB	rgb(136, 94, 174)
HSL	hsl(272, 33%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 46%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.8%, 46%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.36, 32.93, -36.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.36, 49.08, 312.15°)
OKLab	oklab(55.97% 0.0764 -0.1015)
OKLCH	oklch(55.97% 0.127 307)
XYZ	xyz(21.7945, 16.2958, 42.0334)
Luminance	0.1630 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#885EAE #84AE5E

analogous

#605EAE #885EAE #AE5EAC

triadic

#885EAE #AE885E #5EAE88

tetradic

#885EAE #AE605E #84AE5E #5EACAE

square

#885EAE #AE605E #84AE5E #5EACAE

split-complementary

#885EAE #ACAE5E #5EAE60

monochromatic

#4A3161 #69458A #885EAE #A687C2 #C4AFD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#885EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#885EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #885EAE

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##885EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##885EAE	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A6FB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5571AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #885eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 94, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.127 307.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8cc6',
    500: '#885eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #885eae;
$custom-light: #ac8cc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#885eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.5,
    "s": 33.058,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55967,
    "c": 0.12706,
    "h": 307
  },
  "luminance": 0.16296
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#885EAE

secondary

#B3C5A3

accent

#C95F91

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #885EAE

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

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