Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras is a balanced pink color with HEX #880085. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 136, 0, 133, HSL 301, 100%, 27%, warm temperature, and is useful for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents.

#880085 pink warm balanced
HEX #880085
RGB rgb(136, 0, 133)
HSL hsl(301 100% 27%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 100, 2, 47)
Luminance 0.0693
Contrast Black 2.39:1White 8.8:1

CSS Utilities

--color-mardi-gras: #880085;
.bg-mardi-gras { background-color: #880085; }
.text-mardi-gras { color: #880085; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0693
Black text2.39:1AA Fail
White text8.8:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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WCAG
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Harmonies
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Variants
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}
Pairings
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Knowledge graph
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Full JSON dataset 
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Color meaning and use

About Mardi Gras Color

Mardi Gras sits in the pink family with warm temperature and balanced visual character. Mardi Gras is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include creativity, depth, and softness, which makes it relevant for beauty and wellness. In design work, Mardi Gras is most useful for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Pink color familyBrowse named pink colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Mardi Gras accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #880085.Mardi Gras CSS utilitiesUse Mardi Gras in CSS variables and utility classes.#880085 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Mardi Gras paletteOpen the generated palette based on Mardi Gras.Mardi Gras harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Mardi Gras against black and white text.

Black text2.39:1AA Fail
White text8.8:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Dark Magenta#8B008B
Purple#800080
Byzantium#702963
Indigo#4B0082
Grape#6F2DA8

Color Harmonies

#008A02#008A02
#47008A#47008A
#8A0043#8A0043
#878A00#878A00
#00878A#00878A
Open full Mardi Gras harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#E600E2#E600E2
#2E002D#2E002D
#8A0087#8A0087
#7B0F79#7B0F79
#ED1DE9#ED1DE9
#B300B0#B300B0

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#008A02#008A02
#47008A#47008A
#8A0043#8A0043
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5