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#88729D Color

#88729D is rgb(136, 114, 157) in RGB, hsl(271, 18%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 27%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lilac (#86608E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#88729D
HEX#88729D
RGBrgb(136, 114, 157)
HSLhsl(271, 18%, 53%)
HSVhsv(271, 27%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 27%, 0%, 38%)
OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.069 307.7)
LABlab(51.36% 15.35 -20.05)
LCHlch(51.36% 25.25 307.44)

What #88729D 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 #88729D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lilac#86608EΔE 8.67Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 8.76Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.63Rhythm#777696ΔE 10.01Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.28Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.02

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

#88729D Channel Values

How #88729D 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 114 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 18% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 27% · V 62%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 38%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.25:1 vs white · 4.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #88729D 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 text4.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #88729D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #88729D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #88729D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#88729D
Complementary
#869D72
Analogous
#72729D
Analogous
#9D729C
Triadic
#9D8872
Triadic
#729D88
Split comp.
#9C9D72
Split comp.
#729D72

Tints & Shades of #88729D

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

#9784A9
#A999B8
#B8ABC4
#CAC0D3
#D9D2E0
#EBE7EE

Shades

#76608A
#645275
#524360
#40344B
#2E2636
#1C1721

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #88729D.

How #88729D 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#88729D
Protanopia#76769D
Protanomaly#7E749D
Deuteranopia#7A7A9D
Deuteranomaly#80779D
Tritanopia#827979
Tritanomaly#857689
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

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Using #88729D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-88729d: #88729D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #88729D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-88729d': '#88729D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.447, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_88729d">#88729D</color>
SVG fillfill="#88729D"

More Purple Colors

#88729D sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#88729D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #88729D?

#88729D is a mid-tone purple — rgb(136, 114, 157) in RGB and hsl(271, 18%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lilac (#86608E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.67.

What is the RGB value of #88729D?

#88729D is rgb(136, 114, 157) — red 136, green 114, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #88729D?

#88729D converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 27%, 0%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #88729D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #88729D scores 4.25:1 against white and 4.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #88729D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #88729D 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 20.87, which is visibly different.

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