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#885bbe color: Lusty Lavender

#885bbe is rgb(136, 91, 190) in RGB and oklch(56.378% 0.15212 302.815) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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267°
100%

56.4%
0.152
303°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.29:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #885bbe

#885bbe is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 303°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast and black text 4.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lusty Lavender (#8d5eb7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #885bbe mixed with white

  1. 885bbe
  2. 936cc5
  3. 9e7ccc
  4. aa8cd3
  5. b69cda
  6. c1ade1
  7. cdbde7
  8. dacded
  9. e6def3
  10. f2eef9

Darker: #885bbe mixed with black

  1. 885bbe
  2. 754ea5
  3. 63418c
  4. 523575
  5. 41295e
  6. 311e48
  7. 221333
  8. 13091f
  9. 06030d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #885bbe with less saturation

  1. 885bbe
  2. 865fb7
  3. 8462b0
  4. 8265a9
  5. 8068a2
  6. 7e6b9b
  7. 7d6d94
  8. 7b6f8c
  9. 797285
  10. 77747d

Questions about #885bbe

What color is #885bbe?

#885bbe is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(136, 91, 190), in HSL hsl(267.27, 43.23%, 55.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.378% 0.15212 302.815).

What colors go well with #885bbe?

The complementary color of #885bbe is #668200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #596bce and #a84e9c. The triadic partners are #b15d00 and #008c7c.

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

White text reads better on #885bbe: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and black gives 4.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885bbe a warm or cool color?

#885bbe is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 303 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.152.