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#882FBC Color

#882FBC is rgb(136, 47, 188) in RGB, hsl(278, 60%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 75%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#882FBC
HEX#882FBC
RGBrgb(136, 47, 188)
HSLhsl(278, 60%, 46%)
HSVhsv(278, 75%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 75%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(50.4% 0.211 309.5)
LABlab(38.84% 54.72 -57.89)
LCHlch(38.84% 79.66 313.39)

What #882FBC 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 #882FBC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 7.11Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 9.73Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 10.37Mauveine#8D029BΔE 14.5Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 15.28Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.62

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

#882FBC Channel Values

How #882FBC 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 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 60% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 75% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 75% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.6:1 vs white · 3.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #882FBC 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 text6.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #882FBC

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

Base
#882FBC
Complementary
#63BC2F
Analogous
#422FBC
Analogous
#BC2FA9
Triadic
#BC882F
Triadic
#2FBC88
Split comp.
#A9BC2F
Split comp.
#2FBC42

Tints & Shades of #882FBC

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

#9A3FCF
#AB60D7
#BA7CDE
#CC9DE7
#DBBAEE
#ECDAF6

Shades

#7629A3
#65238B
#531D72
#41165A
#2F1041
#1E0A29

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

How #882FBC 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#882FBC
Protanopia#4848BC
Protanomaly#6840BC
Deuteranopia#5959BB
Deuteranomaly#6F4CBB
Tritanopia#775454
Tritanomaly#7E488A
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #882FBC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-882fbc: #882FBC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #882FBC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-882fbc': '#882FBC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.184, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_882fbc">#882FBC</color>
SVG fillfill="#882FBC"

More Purple Colors

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

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#882FBC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #882FBC?

#882FBC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(136, 47, 188) in RGB and hsl(278, 60%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.11.

What is the RGB value of #882FBC?

#882FBC is rgb(136, 47, 188) — red 136, green 47, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #882FBC?

#882FBC converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 75%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #882FBC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #882FBC scores 6.6:1 against white and 3.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #882FBC 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 7.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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