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#885dca color: Soft violet

#885dca is rgb(136, 93, 202) in RGB and oklch(57.438% 0.16397 299.415) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

57.4%
0.164
299°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.70:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.47:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #885dca

#885dca is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 57.4% lightness, 0.164 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast and black text 4.47:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fuchsia Blue (#7a58c1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #885dca mixed with white

  1. 885dca
  2. 936ed0
  3. 9e7ed6
  4. a98edc
  5. b59ee2
  6. c1aee7
  7. cdbeed
  8. d9cef1
  9. e6dff6
  10. f2effb

Darker: #885dca mixed with black

  1. 885dca
  2. 7550af
  3. 634395
  4. 52377c
  5. 412a64
  6. 311f4d
  7. 221437
  8. 130a22
  9. 06030f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #885dca with less saturation

  1. 885dca
  2. 8661c2
  3. 8465ba
  4. 8368b2
  5. 816baa
  6. 806ea2
  7. 7e709a
  8. 7d7392
  9. 7b758a
  10. 7a7781

Questions about #885dca

What color is #885dca?

#885dca is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(136, 93, 202), in HSL hsl(263.67, 50.7%, 57.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.438% 0.16397 299.415).

What colors go well with #885dca?

The complementary color of #885dca is #6f8400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #536fd8 and #ab4ea7. The triadic partners are #b95c00 and #00907b.

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

White text reads better on #885dca: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and black gives 4.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885dca a warm or cool color?

#885dca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 57.4% and its chroma 0.164.