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#883EC1 Color

#883EC1 is rgb(136, 62, 193) in RGB, hsl(274, 51%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 68%, 0%, 24%) 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 8.64. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#883EC1
HEX#883EC1
RGBrgb(136, 62, 193)
HSLhsl(274, 51%, 50%)
HSVhsv(274, 68%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 68%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(52.4% 0.198 306.7)
LABlab(41.48% 49.32 -56.55)
LCHlch(41.48% 75.04 311.09)

What #883EC1 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 #883EC1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 8.64Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.46Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 13.28Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 15.82Purple Heart#69359CΔE 15.85Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 16.03

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

#883EC1 Channel Values

How #883EC1 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 1938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 51% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 68% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.99:1 vs white · 3.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #883EC1 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 text5.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #883EC1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #883EC1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #883EC1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#883EC1
Complementary
#77C13E
Analogous
#473EC1
Analogous
#C13EB8
Triadic
#C1883E
Triadic
#3EC188
Split comp.
#B8C13E
Split comp.
#3EC147

Tints & Shades of #883EC1

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

#9959C9
#A974D2
#BA8FDB
#C8A6E2
#D9C1EB
#EADCF4

Shades

#7536A6
#652E8E
#522574
#411E5C
#2E1541
#1E0E2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #883EC1.

How #883EC1 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#883EC1
Protanopia#5151C1
Protanomaly#6B4AC1
Deuteranopia#5F5FC0
Deuteranomaly#7153C0
Tritanopia#775D5D
Tritanomaly#7E5290
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #883EC1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-883ec1: #883EC1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #883EC1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-883ec1': '#883EC1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.243, blue: 0.757)
Android XML<color name="color_883ec1">#883EC1</color>
SVG fillfill="#883EC1"

More Purple Colors

#883EC1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#883EC1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #883EC1?

#883EC1 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(136, 62, 193) in RGB and hsl(274, 51%, 50%) 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 8.64.

What is the RGB value of #883EC1?

#883EC1 is rgb(136, 62, 193) — red 136, green 62, and blue 193 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #883EC1?

#883EC1 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 68%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #883EC1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #883EC1 scores 5.99:1 against white and 3.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #883EC1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #883EC1 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 11.46, which is visibly different.

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