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#885db5 color: Lusty Lavender

#885db5 is rgb(136, 93, 181) in RGB and oklch(56.185% 0.13759 304.941) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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269°
100%

56.2%
0.138
305°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.91:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.28:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #885db5

#885db5 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.2% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 305°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.91:1 contrast and black text 4.28:1, 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: #885db5 mixed with white

  1. 885db5
  2. 936dbd
  3. 9f7dc5
  4. aa8dcd
  5. b69dd4
  6. c2addc
  7. cebde3
  8. dacdea
  9. e6def1
  10. f2eef8

Darker: #885db5 mixed with black

  1. 885db5
  2. 75509d
  3. 634386
  4. 52376f
  5. 412a59
  6. 311f44
  7. 221430
  8. 130a1d
  9. 06030c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #885db5 with less saturation

  1. 885db5
  2. 8660af
  3. 8463a9
  4. 8266a2
  5. 80689c
  6. 7e6b96
  7. 7c6d8f
  8. 7a6f89
  9. 797182
  10. 77737c

Questions about #885db5

What color is #885db5?

#885db5 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(136, 93, 181), in HSL hsl(269.32, 37.29%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.185% 0.13759 304.941).

What colors go well with #885db5?

The complementary color of #885db5 is #63820b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5f6bc5 and #a55295. The triadic partners are #aa6000 and #008b7e.

Is white or black text more readable on #885db5?

White text reads better on #885db5: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and black gives 4.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885db5 a warm or cool color?

#885db5 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 305 degrees, its lightness 56.2% and its chroma 0.138.