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#885AAA

#885aaa ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#885aaa is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 35.29% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 274.5°, with 32% saturation and 50.98% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 4.52.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1545

Complementary

  1. #885aaa
  2. #7caa5a

Split complementary

  1. #885aaa
  2. #a4aa5a
  3. #5aaa60

Analogous

  1. #605aaa
  2. #885aaa
  3. #aa5aa4

Triadic

  1. #885aaa
  2. #aa885a
  3. #5aaa88

Tetradic

  1. #885aaa
  2. #aa5a7c
  3. #7caa5a
  4. #5aaa88

Square

  1. #885aaa
  2. #aa605a
  3. #7caa5a
  4. #5aa4aa

Monochromatic

  1. #382447
  2. #603e79
  3. #885aaa
  4. #ac8cc4
  5. #d1bfde

Shades

#885aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #885aaa
  2. #7a5199
  3. #6d4888
  4. #5f3f77
  5. #523666
  6. #442d55
  7. #362444
  8. #291b33
  9. #1b1222
  10. #0e0911
  11. #000000

Tints

#885aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #885aaa
  2. #946bb3
  3. #a07bbb
  4. #ac8cc4
  5. #b89ccc
  6. #c4add5
  7. #cfbddd
  8. #dbcee6
  9. #e7deee
  10. #f3eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#885aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #885aaa
  2. #875ea6
  3. #8662a2
  4. #86659d
  5. #856999
  6. #846d95
  7. #837191
  8. #82758d
  9. #827888
  10. #817c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79668a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #476bad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #536ea8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #84677a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6765ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c67a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #856290 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-885aaa {
  color: #885aaa;
}
Background
.bg-885aaa {
  background-color: #885aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-885aaa {
  border: 2px solid #885aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #885aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 90 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 32% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-885aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #885aaa, #aa5aa4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-885aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 90 170 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.52 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.79 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.24 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.65 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.96 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.98 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.11 #77a555 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#885aaa  rgb(136, 90, 170)  hsl(275, 32%, 51%)  Royal Purple
#7caa5a  rgb(124, 170, 90)  hsl(95, 32%, 51%)  Asparagus
#aa885a  rgb(170, 136, 90)  hsl(35, 32%, 51%)  Camel
#5aaa88  rgb(90, 170, 136)  hsl(155, 32%, 51%)  Jungle Green