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#885CAF

#885caf ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#885caf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 36.08% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.29% cyan, 47.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 271.81°, with 34.16% saturation and 52.35% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 4.67.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1598

Complementary

  1. #885caf
  2. #83af5c

Split complementary

  1. #885caf
  2. #acaf5c
  3. #5caf5e

Analogous

  1. #5e5caf
  2. #885caf
  3. #af5cac

Triadic

  1. #885caf
  2. #af885c
  3. #5caf88

Tetradic

  1. #885caf
  2. #af5c83
  3. #83af5c
  4. #5caf88

Square

  1. #885caf
  2. #af5e5c
  3. #83af5c
  4. #5cacaf

Monochromatic

  1. #3a264c
  2. #613f80
  3. #885caf
  4. #ad8fc8
  5. #d3c3e1

Shades

#885caf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #885caf
  2. #7a539e
  3. #6d4a8c
  4. #5f407b
  5. #523769
  6. #442e58
  7. #362546
  8. #291c35
  9. #1b1223
  10. #0e0912
  11. #000000

Tints

#885caf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #885caf
  2. #946cb7
  3. #a07dbf
  4. #ac8dc7
  5. #b89dcf
  6. #c4aed7
  7. #cfbedf
  8. #dbcee7
  9. #e7deef
  10. #f3eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#885caf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #885caf
  2. #8760aa
  3. #8663a6
  4. #8667a1
  5. #856a9c
  6. #846e98
  7. #837293
  8. #82758e
  9. #827989
  10. #817c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a688d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #476eb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5270ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #826a7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6767b1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c68ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #856594 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-885caf {
  color: #885caf;
}
Background
.bg-885caf {
  background-color: #885caf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-885caf {
  border: 2px solid #885caf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #885caf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 92 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 34% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-885caf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #885caf, #af5cac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-885caf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 92 175 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.67 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.29 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.29 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.20 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.57 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.60 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.97 #77a350 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#885caf  rgb(136, 92, 175)  hsl(272, 34%, 52%)  Royal Purple
#83af5c  rgb(131, 175, 92)  hsl(92, 34%, 52%)  Asparagus
#af885c  rgb(175, 136, 92)  hsl(32, 34%, 52%)  Camel
#5caf88  rgb(92, 175, 136)  hsl(152, 34%, 52%)  Mint