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#885aa2 color: Highlighter Lavender

#885aa2 is rgb(136, 90, 162) in RGB and oklch(54.639% 0.11911 312.41) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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278°
100%

54.6%
0.119
312°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.21:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.03:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #885aa2

#885aa2 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 54.6% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 312°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.21:1 contrast and black text 4.03:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Highlighter Lavender (#85569c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #885aa2 mixed with white

  1. 885aa2
  2. 936aac
  3. 9f7ab5
  4. ab8abe
  5. b69ac8
  6. c2abd1
  7. cebbda
  8. dacce4
  9. e6dded
  10. f3eef6

Darker: #885aa2 mixed with black

  1. 885aa2
  2. 754d8c
  3. 634177
  4. 523563
  5. 41294f
  6. 311e3c
  7. 22132a
  8. 130919
  9. 06030a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #885aa2 with less saturation

  1. 885aa2
  2. 865d9d
  3. 835f98
  4. 816294
  5. 7f648f
  6. 7c678a
  7. 7a6985
  8. 786b80
  9. 756d7b
  10. 736f76

Questions about #885aa2

What color is #885aa2?

#885aa2 is soft purple. The closest named color is Highlighter Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(136, 90, 162), in HSL hsl(278.33, 28.57%, 49.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.639% 0.11911 312.41).

What colors go well with #885aa2?

The complementary color of #885aa2 is #557f2f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6766b3 and #9f5283. The triadic partners are #9a6300 and #008482.

Is white or black text more readable on #885aa2?

White text reads better on #885aa2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and black gives 4.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885aa2 a warm or cool color?

#885aa2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 312 degrees, its lightness 54.6% and its chroma 0.119.