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#885ba6 color: Highlighter Lavender

#885ba6 is rgb(136, 91, 166) in RGB and oklch(55.021% 0.12225 310.583) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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276°
100%

55%
0.122
311°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.13:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.09:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #885ba6

#885ba6 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.13:1 contrast and black text 4.09:1, 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: #885ba6 mixed with white

  1. 885ba6
  2. 936baf
  3. 9f7bb8
  4. ab8bc1
  5. b69bca
  6. c2abd3
  7. cebcdc
  8. dacce5
  9. e6ddee
  10. f3eef6

Darker: #885ba6 mixed with black

  1. 885ba6
  2. 754e90
  3. 63417a
  4. 523565
  5. 412951
  6. 311e3e
  7. 22132b
  8. 13091a
  9. 06030a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #885ba6 with less saturation

  1. 885ba6
  2. 865ea1
  3. 84619c
  4. 816397
  5. 7f6592
  6. 7d688c
  7. 7b6a87
  8. 786c82
  9. 766e7c
  10. 747077

Questions about #885ba6

What color is #885ba6?

#885ba6 is soft purple. The closest named color is Highlighter Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(136, 91, 166), in HSL hsl(276, 29.64%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.021% 0.12225 310.583).

What colors go well with #885ba6?

The complementary color of #885ba6 is #587f2a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6567b7 and #a05287. The triadic partners are #9e6300 and #008681.

Is white or black text more readable on #885ba6?

White text reads better on #885ba6: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and black gives 4.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885ba6 a warm or cool color?

#885ba6 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 55% and its chroma 0.122.