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#883BB1 closest to Pleasant Purple

#883BB1 is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Pleasant Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 23.1% green and 69.4% blue (rgb(136, 59, 177)). Its HSL value is 279° hue, 50% saturation and 46% lightness, and in CMYK it is 23% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black. #883BB1 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.35:1.

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Variations of #883BB1

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#883BB1 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#883BB1 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #883BB1 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 70% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #2E61AE
  • Protanopia 67% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #005CB5
  • Protanomaly 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4655B3
  • Deuteranopia 70% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #2E61AE
  • Deuteranomaly 80% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5657AF
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #835371
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #884698
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5F5F5F
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6B587B

#883BB1 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.35:1 Good#883BB1 text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.31:1 Poor#883BB1 text on black
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AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#883BB1 in CSS

/* Pleasant Purple */
.color { color: #883BB1; }
.background { background-color: #883BB1; }
.border { border: 1px solid #883BB1; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(136 59 177);
color: hsl(279 50% 46%);
color: oklch(0.510 0.185 311.6);

#883BB1 FAQ

What color is #883BB1?

#883BB1 is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Pleasant Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #883BB1?

#883BB1 is rgb(136, 59, 177) in RGB, hsl(279, 50%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(23%, 67%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #883BB1?

The complementary color of #883BB1 is #64B13B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #883BB1?

White text has the best contrast on #883BB1: 6.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #883BB1 a warm or cool color?

#883BB1 is a cool color.