#885FF6
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.7% 0.215 291.1), rgb(136, 95, 246).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.01:1).
About this color
#885FF6 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.215 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.01:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.215) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.01:1 |
| White text | 4.18:1 |
Values
| HEX | #885FF6 |
| RGB | rgb(136, 95, 246) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 89%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.7% 0.215 291.1) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #885FF6 | 4.18:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #885FF6 | 5.01:1 | AA | Lc 35.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #885FF6 text on white | 4.18:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #885FF6 text on black | 5.01:1 | AA | Lc -33.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FF
oklch(97.1% 0.015 290.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FD
oklch(93.6% 0.03 290)
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Step 200
200
#D9D3FE
oklch(88.5% 0.059 291.5)
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Step 300
300
#C1B5FF
oklch(81% 0.104 291.3)
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Step 400
400
#A38AFF
oklch(70.7% 0.167 291.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#885FF6
oklch(60.7% 0.215 291.1)
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Step 600
600
#7B47EE
oklch(55.6% 0.234 291.1)
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Step 700
700
#6836CF
oklch(49% 0.218 291)
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Step 800
800
#552FA7
oklch(42.7% 0.18 291.4)
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Step 900
900
#452C84
oklch(37.6% 0.14 291.2)
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Step 950
950
#281B4E
oklch(27% 0.09 290.9)
#885FF6 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #007EFB | 0.128 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0079F3 | 0.127 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6782A2 | 0.173 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.216 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #885FF6
#885FF6
oklch(60.7% 0.215 291.1)
- #868900
#868900
oklch(60.7% 0.134 111.3)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #885FF6, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.029
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.032
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.050
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.063
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.068
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.074
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.077
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.080
Use #885FF6 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.