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#885eb2 color: Lusty Lavender

#885eb2 is rgb(136, 94, 178) in RGB and oklch(56.187% 0.13212 305.645) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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270°
100%

56.2%
0.132
306°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.89:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.29:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #885eb2

#885eb2 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.2% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 306°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.89:1 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 mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #885eb2 mixed with white

  1. 885eb2
  2. 936eba
  3. 9f7ec2
  4. aa8eca
  5. b69dd2
  6. c2adda
  7. cebde2
  8. dacee9
  9. e6def1
  10. f2eef8

Darker: #885eb2 mixed with black

  1. 885eb2
  2. 75519a
  3. 634483
  4. 52376d
  5. 412b57
  6. 311f43
  7. 22142f
  8. 130a1d
  9. 06030c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #885eb2 with less saturation

  1. 885eb2
  2. 8661ac
  3. 8464a6
  4. 8266a0
  5. 80699a
  6. 7e6b94
  7. 7c6d8e
  8. 7b6f88
  9. 797182
  10. 77737b

Questions about #885eb2

What color is #885eb2?

#885eb2 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(136, 94, 178), in HSL hsl(270, 35.29%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.187% 0.13212 305.645).

What colors go well with #885eb2?

The complementary color of #885eb2 is #628219. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #606cc1 and #a35393. The triadic partners are #a86200 and #008b7f.

Is white or black text more readable on #885eb2?

White text reads better on #885eb2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and black gives 4.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885eb2 a warm or cool color?

#885eb2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 306 degrees, its lightness 56.2% and its chroma 0.132.