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#8885C1 Color

#8885C1 is rgb(136, 133, 193) in RGB, hsl(243, 33%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 31%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8885C1
HEX#8885C1
RGBrgb(136, 133, 193)
HSLhsl(243, 33%, 64%)
HSVhsv(243, 31%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 31%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(64.3% 0.089 285.9)
LABlab(57.58% 11.54 -31.16)
LCHlch(57.58% 33.23 290.33)

What #8885C1 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 #8885C1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.11Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.39Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.06Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 12.13Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 13.1Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 13.29

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

#8885C1 Channel Values

How #8885C1 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 133 · B 1938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 243° · S 33% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 243° · S 31% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.4:1 vs white · 6.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8885C1 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 text3.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8885C1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8885C1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8885C1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8885C1
Complementary
#BEC185
Analogous
#85A0C1
Analogous
#A685C1
Triadic
#C18885
Triadic
#85C188
Split comp.
#C1A685
Split comp.
#A0C185

Tints & Shades of #8885C1

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

#9896CA
#A9A7D3
#BAB8DB
#C7C5E2
#D7D6EA
#E8E7F3

Shades

#6A66B2
#54509F
#444181
#363366
#262447
#17162C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8885C1.

How #8885C1 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#8885C1
Protanopia#8686C1
Protanomaly#8785C1
Deuteranopia#8686C1
Deuteranomaly#8786C1
Tritanopia#7E8E8E
Tritanomaly#828BA5
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8885C1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8885c1: #8885C1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8885C1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8885c1': '#8885C1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.522, blue: 0.757)
Android XML<color name="color_8885c1">#8885C1</color>
SVG fillfill="#8885C1"

More Blue Colors

#8885C1 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8885C1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8885C1?

#8885C1 is a light blue — rgb(136, 133, 193) in RGB and hsl(243, 33%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.11.

What is the RGB value of #8885C1?

#8885C1 is rgb(136, 133, 193) — red 136, green 133, and blue 193 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8885C1?

#8885C1 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 31%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8885C1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8885C1 scores 3.4:1 against white and 6.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8885C1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8885C1 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 20.74, which is visibly different.

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