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#885dc7 color: Soft purple

#885dc7 is rgb(136, 93, 199) in RGB and oklch(57.252% 0.16022 300.111) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

57.3%
0.160
300°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.73:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.44:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #885dc7

#885dc7 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 57.3% lightness, 0.16 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.73:1 contrast and black text 4.44:1, 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: #885dc7 mixed with white

  1. 885dc7
  2. 936ece
  3. 9e7ed4
  4. aa8eda
  5. b59ee0
  6. c1aee6
  7. cdbeeb
  8. d9cef0
  9. e6def6
  10. f2effa

Darker: #885dc7 mixed with black

  1. 885dc7
  2. 7550ad
  3. 634393
  4. 52377a
  5. 412a62
  6. 311f4c
  7. 221436
  8. 130a21
  9. 06030e
  10. 010002

Calmer: #885dc7 with less saturation

  1. 885dc7
  2. 8661bf
  3. 8464b8
  4. 8368b0
  5. 816aa8
  6. 7f6da1
  7. 7e7099
  8. 7c7291
  9. 7b7489
  10. 797680

Questions about #885dc7

What color is #885dc7?

#885dc7 is soft purple. The closest named color is Soft purple. In RGB it is rgb(136, 93, 199), in HSL hsl(264.34, 48.62%, 57.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.252% 0.16022 300.111).

What colors go well with #885dc7?

The complementary color of #885dc7 is #6d8400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #556ed5 and #aa4fa4. The triadic partners are #b85c00 and #008f7b.

Is white or black text more readable on #885dc7?

White text reads better on #885dc7: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and black gives 4.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885dc7 a warm or cool color?

#885dc7 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 57.3% and its chroma 0.16.