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#883CFB Color

#883CFB is rgb(136, 60, 251) in RGB, hsl(264, 96%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 76%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#883CFB
HEX#883CFB
RGBrgb(136, 60, 251)
HSLhsl(264, 96%, 61%)
HSVhsv(264, 76%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 76%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(56.8% 0.26 294.6)
LABlab(45.03% 61.10 -83.81)
LCHlch(45.03% 103.71 306.09)

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

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.93Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 12.16French Violet#8806CEΔE 15.77Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 16.85Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 17.62Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 17.63

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

#883CFB Channel Values

How #883CFB 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 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 96% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 76% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.14:1 vs white · 4.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #883CFB 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 text5.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #883CFB

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

Base
#883CFB
Complementary
#AFFB3C
Analogous
#3C4FFB
Analogous
#E83CFB
Triadic
#FB883C
Triadic
#3CFB88
Split comp.
#FBE83C
Split comp.
#4FFB3C

Tints & Shades of #883CFB

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

#9855FC
#AA73FC
#B98CFD
#C8A5FD
#D7BEFE
#EADCFE

Shades

#7014FA
#5D05E1
#4C04B9
#3A038C
#290264
#19013C

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

How #883CFB 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#883CFB
Protanopia#5050FB
Protanomaly#6B49FB
Deuteranopia#5E5EFA
Deuteranomaly#7152FB
Tritanopia#657070
Tritanomaly#745FB9
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #883CFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-883cfb: #883CFB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #883CFB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-883cfb': '#883CFB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.235, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_883cfb">#883CFB</color>
SVG fillfill="#883CFB"

More Purple Colors

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

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#883CFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #883CFB?

#883CFB is a light purple — rgb(136, 60, 251) in RGB and hsl(264, 96%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.93.

What is the RGB value of #883CFB?

#883CFB is rgb(136, 60, 251) — red 136, green 60, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #883CFB?

#883CFB converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 76%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #883CFB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #883CFB scores 5.14:1 against white and 4.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #883CFB 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 8.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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