Nearest-color comparison

Mardi Gras vs Purple

Mardi Gras and Purple are different pink colors with HEX values #880085 and #800080. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 9.4, their contrast ratio is 1.07:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Mardi Gras and Purple are very close colors. Mardi Gras is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.07:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Mardi Gras#880085

Purple#800080

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Mardi Gras and Purple across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance9.4

Pair contrast1.07:1

Luminance delta0.0078

Hue delta1 deg

Lighter colorMardi Gras

More saturatedMardi Gras

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

pink color

Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras is #880085, a warm pink color with balanced character. Compared with Purple, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#880085 RGB136, 0, 133 HSL301, 100, 27 CMYK0, 100, 2, 47 Luminance0.0693 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

pink color

Purple

Purple is #800080, a warm pink color with balanced character. Compared with Mardi Gras, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#800080 RGB128, 0, 128 HSL300, 100, 25 CMYK0, 100, 0, 50 Luminance0.0615 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Mardi Gras or Purple

Choose Mardi GrasMardi Gras is better when the design needs balanced pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #880085.

Choose PurplePurple is better when the design needs balanced pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #800080.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyMardi GrasPurple

HEX#880085#800080

RGB136, 0, 133128, 0, 128

HSL301, 100, 27300, 100, 25

CMYK0, 100, 2, 470, 100, 0, 50

FamilyPinkPink

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneBalancedBalanced

Luminance0.06930.0615

Black contrast2.39:12.23:1

White contrast8.8:19.42:1

Shared tonesBalanced

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Mardi Graswhite text - 8.8:1

Purplewhite text - 9.42:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Mardi Gras#880085

Purple#800080

#E600E2#E600E2

#DB00DB#DB00DB

#008A02#008A02

Green#008000

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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      100,
      27
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      2,
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    "luminance": 0.0693,
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    },
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      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.8
    },
    "description": "Mardi Gras is #880085, a warm pink color with balanced character. Compared with Purple, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/mardi-gras/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mardi-gras.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "purple",
    "name": "Purple",
    "hex": "#800080",
    "rgb": [
      128,
      0,
      128
    ],
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      100,
      25
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
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      0,
      50
    ],
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    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0615,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 2.23,
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    },
    "wcag": {
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      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 9.42
    },
    "description": "Purple is #800080, a warm pink color with balanced character. Compared with Mardi Gras, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/purple/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/purple.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "contrastRatio": 1.07,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 1,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 2
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0078,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Mardi Gras",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Mardi Gras"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.07,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Mardi Gras",
      "background": "#880085",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.8
    },
    {
      "color": "Purple",
      "background": "#800080",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 9.42
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Mardi Gras is better when the design needs balanced pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #880085.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Purple is better when the design needs balanced pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #800080.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/mardi-gras-vs-purple.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mardi-gras.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/purple.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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