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#882FB1 Color

#882FB1 is rgb(136, 47, 177) in RGB, hsl(281, 58%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 73%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Grape (#6F2DA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#882FB1
HEX#882FB1
RGBrgb(136, 47, 177)
HSLhsl(281, 58%, 44%)
HSVhsv(281, 73%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 73%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(49.6% 0.2 312.7)
LABlab(38.17% 52.92 -52.49)
LCHlch(38.17% 74.54 315.24)

What #882FB1 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #882FB1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 8.36Mauveine#8D029BΔE 11.56Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.71Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 12.47Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 14.34Purple Heart#69359CΔE 15.61

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#882FB1 Channel Values

How #882FB1 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 136 · G 47 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 58% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 73% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 73% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.8:1 vs white · 3.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #882FB1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #882FB1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #882FB1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #882FB1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#882FB1
Complementary
#58B12F
Analogous
#472FB1
Analogous
#B12F99
Triadic
#B1882F
Triadic
#2FB188
Split comp.
#99B12F
Split comp.
#2FB147

Tints & Shades of #882FB1

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9F3ECC
#AD5AD3
#BD7ADC
#CD9AE4
#DDBBED
#EBD7F4

Shades

#762999
#662385
#531D6D
#411655
#2E103C
#1F0B28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #882FB1.

How #882FB1 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#882FB1
Protanopia#4848B1
Protanomaly#6840B1
Deuteranopia#5959B0
Deuteranomaly#6F4CB0
Tritanopia#7A5050
Tritanomaly#804582
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #882FB1 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-882fb1: #882FB1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #882FB1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-882fb1': '#882FB1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.184, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_882fb1">#882FB1</color>
SVG fillfill="#882FB1"

More Purple Colors

#882FB1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#882FB1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #882FB1?

#882FB1 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(136, 47, 177) in RGB and hsl(281, 58%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Grape (#6F2DA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.36.

What is the RGB value of #882FB1?

#882FB1 is rgb(136, 47, 177) — red 136, green 47, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #882FB1?

#882FB1 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 73%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #882FB1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #882FB1 scores 6.8:1 against white and 3.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #882FB1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #882FB1 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 11.71, which is visibly different.

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