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#885ab4 color: Lusty Lavender

#885ab4 is rgb(136, 90, 180) in RGB and oklch(55.626% 0.1413 305.919) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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271°
100%

55.6%
0.141
306°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.17:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #885ab4

#885ab4 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.6% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 306°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.04:1 contrast and black text 4.17:1, 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: #885ab4 mixed with white

  1. 885ab4
  2. 936bbc
  3. 9f7bc4
  4. aa8bcc
  5. b69bd4
  6. c2acdb
  7. cebce3
  8. dacdea
  9. e6ddf1
  10. f3eef8

Darker: #885ab4 mixed with black

  1. 885ab4
  2. 754d9c
  3. 634185
  4. 52356e
  5. 412958
  6. 311e44
  7. 221330
  8. 13091d
  9. 06030c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #885ab4 with less saturation

  1. 885ab4
  2. 865dae
  3. 8461a8
  4. 8263a1
  5. 80669b
  6. 7e6995
  7. 7b6b8e
  8. 796d88
  9. 776f81
  10. 75717a

Questions about #885ab4

What color is #885ab4?

#885ab4 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(136, 90, 180), in HSL hsl(270.67, 37.5%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.626% 0.1413 305.919).

What colors go well with #885ab4?

The complementary color of #885ab4 is #5f8100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5e69c5 and #a54f93. The triadic partners are #a95e00 and #00897d.

Is white or black text more readable on #885ab4?

White text reads better on #885ab4: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and black gives 4.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885ab4 a warm or cool color?

#885ab4 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 306 degrees, its lightness 55.6% and its chroma 0.141.