Color #885980 Color / Colour Code #885980
This page shows the hex color code for color #885980 (#885980). The colour is a purple tone with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #885980 against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#885980 paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 280, 310, and 340 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 310, 70, and 190 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #885980
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 310 and saturation at 21%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 310 to 355 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 310 with its complement at 130 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #885980
Lightness variations at hue 310 and 21% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #885980
Design Use Cases for #885980
Muted Accent Color
With 21% saturation, #885980 has a subtle, sophisticated quality. This level of desaturation works well for secondary buttons, inactive states, subtle borders, and backgrounds that need a hint of color without being distracting. Muted colors communicate restraint and professionalism.
Primary Interface Color
At 44% lightness, #885980 is in the mid-range, making it ideal for interactive elements like buttons, links, and selected states. This lightness level ensures good contrast against both light and dark adjacent elements in most layouts.
Creativity & Premium Positioning
#885980 falls in the purple spectrum (hue 310). Purple communicates creativity, wisdom, and luxury. It is effective for premium product highlights, creative portfolio accents, meditation app interfaces, and rewards program branding. Purple occupies a unique space between the energy of red and the calm of blue.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #885980 (hue 310) to its complement at hue 130. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 340. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #885980, #598860);
CSS Code for #885980
Similar Colors
Colors visually similar to #885980 based on RGB, lightness, and hue variations.
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Apply #885980 across image editing and color design tools.
About Color #885980 (#885980)
#885980 is a purple color (colour) with RGB channel values of 136 red, 89 green, and 128 blue. The red channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 310 degrees with 21% saturation and 44% lightness, placing it in the warm range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #885980 is 107/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This appears dark to the human eye, so pair it with light text for adequate readability. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 6% yellow, and 47% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #885980 against white is 5.54:1 and against black is 3.79:1. This meets the AA requirement (4.5:1) for normal text on white. For AAA compliance, consider darkening to at least 31% lightness.
The complementary colour #598860 creates maximum visual tension when paired with #885980. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #785988 and #885968, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
How to Explore Color #885980
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #885980?
- #885980 is Color #885980, a purple color (colour) with RGB(136, 89, 128), HSL(310, 21%, 44%), and CMYK(0%, 35%, 6%, 47%). Its perceived brightness is 107/255.
- Is #885980 accessible for text?
- Against white, #885980 has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 (passes AA for normal text). Against black, it has 3.79:1 (fails AA). Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #885980?
- The complementary colour is #598860 (hue 130). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #785988 and #885968. The triadic palette adds #808859 and #598088 for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #885980 in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #885980; or rgb(136, 89, 128); or hsl(310, 21%, 44%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 310 21% 44%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.