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#883CBE Color

#883CBE is rgb(136, 60, 190) in RGB, hsl(275, 52%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 68%, 0%, 25%) 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 8.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#883CBE
HEX#883CBE
RGBrgb(136, 60, 190)
HSLhsl(275, 52%, 49%)
HSVhsv(275, 68%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 68%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(52% 0.197 307.7)
LABlab(40.96% 49.68 -55.64)
LCHlch(40.96% 74.59 311.77)

What #883CBE 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 #883CBE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 8.17Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.56Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.34Purple Heart#69359CΔE 15.36Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 15.39Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 15.8

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

#883CBE Channel Values

How #883CBE 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 60 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 52% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 68% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.11:1 vs white · 3.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #883CBE 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 text6.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #883CBE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #883CBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #883CBE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#883CBE
Complementary
#72BE3C
Analogous
#473CBE
Analogous
#BE3CB3
Triadic
#BE883C
Triadic
#3CBE88
Split comp.
#B3BE3C
Split comp.
#3CBE47

Tints & Shades of #883CBE

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

#9954C9
#A970D2
#B98BDA
#C9A6E3
#DAC1EB
#EADCF4

Shades

#7735A7
#642C8C
#532574
#401C59
#2F1542
#1C0C27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #883CBE.

How #883CBE 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#883CBE
Protanopia#5050BE
Protanomaly#6B49BE
Deuteranopia#5E5EBD
Deuteranomaly#7152BD
Tritanopia#785B5B
Tritanomaly#7E508E
Achromatopsia#626262

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #883CBE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-883cbe: #883CBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #883CBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-883cbe': '#883CBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.235, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_883cbe">#883CBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#883CBE"

More Purple Colors

#883CBE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#883CBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #883CBE?

#883CBE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(136, 60, 190) in RGB and hsl(275, 52%, 49%) 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 8.17.

What is the RGB value of #883CBE?

#883CBE is rgb(136, 60, 190) — red 136, green 60, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #883CBE?

#883CBE converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 68%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #883CBE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #883CBE scores 6.11:1 against white and 3.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #883CBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #883CBE 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 11.56, which is visibly different.

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