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#883EA3 Color

#883EA3 is rgb(136, 62, 163) in RGB, hsl(284, 45%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 62%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purpureus (#9A4EAE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#883EA3
HEX#883EA3
RGBrgb(136, 62, 163)
HSLhsl(284, 45%, 44%)
HSVhsv(284, 62%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 62%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(50.4% 0.167 316)
LABlab(39.83% 44.19 -41.49)
LCHlch(39.83% 60.62 316.80)

What #883EA3 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 #883EA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 6.97Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 7.34Purple Heart#69359CΔE 10.58Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 11.27Eminence#6C3082ΔE 12.59Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 13.69

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

#883EA3 Channel Values

How #883EA3 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 62 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 45% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 62% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.43:1 vs white · 3.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #883EA3 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 text6.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #883EA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #883EA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #883EA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#883EA3
Complementary
#59A33E
Analogous
#553EA3
Analogous
#A33E8B
Triadic
#A3883E
Triadic
#3EA388
Split comp.
#8BA33E
Split comp.
#3EA355

Tints & Shades of #883EA3

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

#9E4EBC
#AC67C5
#BD85D1
#CDA3DC
#DDC0E7
#EBDAF1

Shades

#75358D
#662E7A
#532664
#411D4E
#2E1537
#1F0E25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #883EA3.

How #883EA3 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#883EA3
Protanopia#5151A3
Protanomaly#6B4AA3
Deuteranopia#5F5FA2
Deuteranomaly#7153A2
Tritanopia#7D5454
Tritanomaly#824C7B
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #883EA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-883ea3: #883EA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #883EA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-883ea3': '#883EA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.243, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_883ea3">#883EA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#883EA3"

More Purple Colors

#883EA3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#883EA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #883EA3?

#883EA3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(136, 62, 163) in RGB and hsl(284, 45%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purpureus (#9A4EAE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #883EA3?

#883EA3 is rgb(136, 62, 163) — red 136, green 62, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #883EA3?

#883EA3 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 62%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #883EA3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #883EA3 scores 6.43:1 against white and 3.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #883EA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #883EA3 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 11.27, which is visibly different.

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