Information about #88478E color

#88478E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#88478E falls into the Magenta Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(136, 71, 142) — 53.3% red, 27.8% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 28 / 0 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#88478E is a moderately toned electric magenta that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cher violet (#8B4792). Slightly further away sit Light Eggplant (#894585) and Plum (#8E4585).

The recipe behind #88478E is rgb(136, 71, 142), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #88478E: 6.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#88478E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#88478E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #88478E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cher violet color link
Cher violet

#8B4792

Plum color link
Plum

#8E4585

Purplish color link
Purplish

#94568C

Purpleish color link
Purpleish

#98568D

Muted Purple color link
Muted Purple

#805B87

Affair color link
Affair

#714693

French Lilac color link
French Lilac

#86608E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#88478E
  • RGB136, 71, 142
  • CMYK2, 28, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(136, 71, 142)
  • HSL295°, 33%, 42%
  • HSL Precise294.93°, 33.333%, 41.765%
  • HSV295°, 50%, 56%
  • HSB295°, 50%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.278, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.278, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.278, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID88478E
  • DECIMAL ID8931214
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01