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#885bb1 color: Lusty Lavender

#885bb1 is rgb(136, 91, 177) in RGB and oklch(55.622% 0.13591 306.655) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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271°
100%

55.6%
0.136
307°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.03:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.18:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #885bb1

#885bb1 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.6% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.03:1 contrast and black text 4.18:1, 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: #885bb1 mixed with white

  1. 885bb1
  2. 936bb9
  3. 9f7bc2
  4. aa8cca
  5. b69cd2
  6. c2acda
  7. cebce1
  8. dacde9
  9. e6ddf0
  10. f3eef8

Darker: #885bb1 mixed with black

  1. 885bb1
  2. 754e99
  3. 634183
  4. 52356c
  5. 412957
  6. 311e42
  7. 22132f
  8. 13091c
  9. 06030c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #885bb1 with less saturation

  1. 885bb1
  2. 865eab
  3. 8461a5
  4. 82649f
  5. 806799
  6. 7e6993
  7. 7b6b8d
  8. 796d87
  9. 776f80
  10. 75717a

Questions about #885bb1

What color is #885bb1?

#885bb1 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(136, 91, 177), in HSL hsl(271.4, 35.54%, 52.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.622% 0.13591 306.655).

What colors go well with #885bb1?

The complementary color of #885bb1 is #5e8112. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6069c1 and #a35090. The triadic partners are #a76000 and #00887e.

Is white or black text more readable on #885bb1?

White text reads better on #885bb1: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and black gives 4.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885bb1 a warm or cool color?

#885bb1 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 55.6% and its chroma 0.136.