Colour

#885A98

#885A98
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#885A98 is a violet with RGB values 136, 90, 152 and HSL 285°, 26%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#885A98

RGBrgb(136, 90, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.3529, 0.5961

RGB percentages53.3%, 35.3%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(284.5, 25.6%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.5, 40.8%, 59.6%)

CMYK10.5%, 40.8%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,936,088

CSS custom property--colour: #885A98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.3:1

Contrast with white5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#77A567

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#50689Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C6D96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Tritanopia#886272no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7 Medium purple · ΔE 26.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.3 Plum · ΔE 28.5 Orchid · ΔE 31.5 Slate blue · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6A985A

Analogous#695A98, #985A89

Triadic#98885A, #5A9888

Split complementary#89985A, #5A9869

Tetradic#98695A, #6A985A, #5A8998

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E3D7E7

Lighter +30%#CDB7D4

Lighter +20%#B697C1

Lighter +10%#A077AE

Darker −10%#6B4778

Darker −20%#4F3458

Darker −30%#322138

Darker −40%#150E18

More saturated +25%#973CB6

Less saturated −25%#79787A

Channel breakdown

R136

G90

B152

Red136 (53.3%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue284.52°

Saturation (HSL)25.62%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 5A · B 98

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