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#885BE1 Color

#885BE1 is rgb(136, 91, 225) in RGB, hsl(260, 69%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 60%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#885BE1
HEX#885BE1
RGBrgb(136, 91, 225)
HSLhsl(260, 69%, 62%)
HSVhsv(260, 60%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 60%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.195 295.2)
LABlab(48.94% 41.20 -62.88)
LCHlch(48.94% 75.18 303.23)

What #885BE1 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 #885BE1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.07Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.52Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 11.41Iris#5A4FCFΔE 12.3Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 13.03Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 16.39

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

#885BE1 Channel Values

How #885BE1 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 91 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 69% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 60% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.54:1 vs white · 4.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #885BE1 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 text4.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #885BE1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #885BE1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #885BE1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#885BE1
Complementary
#B4E15B
Analogous
#5B72E1
Analogous
#CB5BE1
Triadic
#E1885B
Triadic
#5BE188
Split comp.
#E1CB5B
Split comp.
#72E15B

Tints & Shades of #885BE1

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

#9771E5
#A786E9
#B79CED
#CAB6F2
#D9CBF6
#E9E1F9

Shades

#6F39DB
#5824C2
#491D9F
#39177D
#29115A
#180934

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #885BE1.

How #885BE1 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#885BE1
Protanopia#6464E1
Protanomaly#7461E1
Deuteranopia#6C6CE0
Deuteranomaly#7866E1
Tritanopia#717878
Tritanomaly#7B6DAC
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #885BE1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-885be1: #885BE1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #885BE1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-885be1': '#885BE1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.357, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_885be1">#885BE1</color>
SVG fillfill="#885BE1"

More Purple Colors

#885BE1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#885BE1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #885BE1?

#885BE1 is a light purple — rgb(136, 91, 225) in RGB and hsl(260, 69%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.07.

What is the RGB value of #885BE1?

#885BE1 is rgb(136, 91, 225) — red 136, green 91, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #885BE1?

#885BE1 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 60%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #885BE1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #885BE1 scores 4.54:1 against white and 4.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #885BE1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #885BE1 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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