Skip to the color picker

#885ea1 color: Chive Blossom

#885ea1 is rgb(136, 94, 161) in RGB and oklch(55.286% 0.11073 312.006) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

278°
100%

55.3%
0.111
312°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.16:1Hard to read
Lc 29

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #885ea1

#885ea1 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.3% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 312°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.04:1 contrast and black text 4.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chive Blossom (#86619f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #885ea1 mixed with white

  1. 885ea1
  2. 936eab
  3. 9f7db4
  4. ab8dbe
  5. b69dc7
  6. c2add0
  7. cebdda
  8. dacde3
  9. e6deec
  10. f3eef6

Darker: #885ea1 mixed with black

  1. 885ea1
  2. 75518b
  3. 634476
  4. 523762
  5. 412b4e
  6. 311f3c
  7. 22142a
  8. 130a19
  9. 060309
  10. 010001

Calmer: #885ea1 with less saturation

  1. 885ea1
  2. 86609d
  3. 846398
  4. 826593
  5. 80678f
  6. 7d698a
  7. 7b6b86
  8. 796d81
  9. 776f7c
  10. 747177

Questions about #885ea1

What color is #885ea1?

#885ea1 is soft purple. The closest named color is Chive Blossom. In RGB it is rgb(136, 94, 161), in HSL hsl(277.61, 26.27%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.286% 0.11073 312.006).

What colors go well with #885ea1?

The complementary color of #885ea1 is #5a8037. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6969b1 and #9e5684. The triadic partners are #9a6616 and #008683.

Is white or black text more readable on #885ea1?

White text reads better on #885ea1: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and black gives 4.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885ea1 a warm or cool color?

#885ea1 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 312 degrees, its lightness 55.3% and its chroma 0.111.