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#885DDF Color

#885DDF is rgb(136, 93, 223) in RGB, hsl(260, 67%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 58%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#885DDF
HEX#885DDF
RGBrgb(136, 93, 223)
HSLhsl(260, 67%, 62%)
HSVhsv(260, 58%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 58%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.19 295.2)
LABlab(49.25% 39.72 -61.25)
LCHlch(49.25% 73.00 302.96)

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

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.13Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 10.13Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 11.39Iris#5A4FCFΔE 12.14Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 12.36Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 14.29

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

#885DDF Channel Values

How #885DDF 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 93 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 67% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 58% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.49:1 vs white · 4.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #885DDF 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #885DDF

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

Base
#885DDF
Complementary
#B4DF5D
Analogous
#5D73DF
Analogous
#C95DDF
Triadic
#DF885D
Triadic
#5DDF88
Split comp.
#DFC95D
Split comp.
#73DF5D

Tints & Shades of #885DDF

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

#9872E3
#A888E7
#B79DEC
#CAB7F1
#DACCF5
#E9E1F9

Shades

#703BD8
#5926C0
#491F9E
#39187B
#2A1259
#180A33

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

How #885DDF 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#885DDF
Protanopia#6666DF
Protanomaly#7563DF
Deuteranopia#6E6EDE
Deuteranomaly#7967DF
Tritanopia#717878
Tritanomaly#7B6EAB
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #885DDF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-885ddf: #885DDF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #885DDF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-885ddf': '#885DDF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.365, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_885ddf">#885DDF</color>
SVG fillfill="#885DDF"

More Purple Colors

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

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#885DDF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #885DDF?

#885DDF is a light purple — rgb(136, 93, 223) in RGB and hsl(260, 67%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.13.

What is the RGB value of #885DDF?

#885DDF is rgb(136, 93, 223) — red 136, green 93, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #885DDF?

#885DDF converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 58%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #885DDF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #885DDF scores 4.49:1 against white and 4.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #885DDF 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 8.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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