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#885bb0 color: Lusty Lavender

#885bb0 is rgb(136, 91, 176) in RGB and oklch(55.566% 0.13466 306.983) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

55.6%
0.135
307°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.17:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #885bb0

#885bb0 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.6% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 307°.

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: #885bb0 mixed with white

  1. 885bb0
  2. 936bb8
  3. 9f7bc1
  4. aa8cc9
  5. b69cd1
  6. c2acd9
  7. cebce1
  8. dacde8
  9. e6ddf0
  10. f3eef8

Darker: #885bb0 mixed with black

  1. 885bb0
  2. 754e99
  3. 634182
  4. 52356c
  5. 412956
  6. 311e42
  7. 22132e
  8. 13091c
  9. 06030b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #885bb0 with less saturation

  1. 885bb0
  2. 865eaa
  3. 8461a4
  4. 82649e
  5. 806698
  6. 7e6992
  7. 7b6b8c
  8. 796d86
  9. 776f80
  10. 75717a

Questions about #885bb0

What color is #885bb0?

#885bb0 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(136, 91, 176), in HSL hsl(271.76, 34.98%, 52.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.566% 0.13466 306.983).

What colors go well with #885bb0?

The complementary color of #885bb0 is #5e8115. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6169c0 and #a35090. The triadic partners are #a66000 and #00887f.

Is white or black text more readable on #885bb0?

White text reads better on #885bb0: 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 #885bb0 a warm or cool color?

#885bb0 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 55.6% and its chroma 0.135.