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#885bb2 color: Lusty Lavender

#885bb2 is rgb(136, 91, 178) in RGB and oklch(55.678% 0.13716 306.332) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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271°
100%

55.7%
0.137
306°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.02:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.19:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #885bb2

#885bb2 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.7% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 306°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.02:1 contrast and black text 4.19:1, 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: #885bb2 mixed with white

  1. 885bb2
  2. 936bba
  3. 9f7bc2
  4. aa8cca
  5. b69cd2
  6. c2acda
  7. cebce2
  8. dacde9
  9. e6ddf1
  10. f3eef8

Darker: #885bb2 mixed with black

  1. 885bb2
  2. 754e9a
  3. 634183
  4. 52356d
  5. 412957
  6. 311e43
  7. 22132f
  8. 13091d
  9. 06030c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #885bb2 with less saturation

  1. 885bb2
  2. 865eac
  3. 8461a6
  4. 8264a0
  5. 80679a
  6. 7e6994
  7. 7c6b8d
  8. 7a6e87
  9. 777081
  10. 75727a

Questions about #885bb2

What color is #885bb2?

#885bb2 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(136, 91, 178), in HSL hsl(271.03, 36.1%, 52.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.678% 0.13716 306.332).

What colors go well with #885bb2?

The complementary color of #885bb2 is #5f810f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6069c2 and #a45091. The triadic partners are #a85f00 and #00897e.

Is white or black text more readable on #885bb2?

White text reads better on #885bb2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and black gives 4.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885bb2 a warm or cool color?

#885bb2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 306 degrees, its lightness 55.7% and its chroma 0.137.