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#885aae color: Lusty Lavender

#885aae is rgb(136, 90, 174) in RGB and oklch(55.286% 0.13387 307.872) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

55.3%
0.134
308°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.10:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.12:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #885aae

#885aae is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.3% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast and black text 4.12:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lusty Lavender (#8d5eb7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #885aae mixed with white

  1. 885aae
  2. 936ab7
  3. 9f7bbf
  4. aa8bc7
  5. b69bd0
  6. c2abd8
  7. cebce0
  8. dacce8
  9. e6ddf0
  10. f3eef7

Darker: #885aae mixed with black

  1. 885aae
  2. 754d97
  3. 634180
  4. 52356a
  5. 412955
  6. 311e41
  7. 22132e
  8. 13091c
  9. 06030b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #885aae with less saturation

  1. 885aae
  2. 865da8
  3. 8460a3
  4. 82639d
  5. 7f6697
  6. 7d6891
  7. 7b6a8b
  8. 796c85
  9. 776e7f
  10. 747079

Questions about #885aae

What color is #885aae?

#885aae is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(136, 90, 174), in HSL hsl(272.86, 34.15%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.286% 0.13387 307.872).

What colors go well with #885aae?

The complementary color of #885aae is #5b8018. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6168bf and #a3508d. The triadic partners are #a46000 and #00877f.

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

White text reads better on #885aae: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and black gives 4.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885aae a warm or cool color?

#885aae is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 55.3% and its chroma 0.134.