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#885eb3 color: Lusty Lavender

#885eb3 is rgb(136, 94, 179) in RGB and oklch(56.242% 0.13339 305.327) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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270°
100%

56.2%
0.133
305°
  • 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
4.30:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #885eb3

#885eb3 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.2% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 305°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.89:1 contrast and black text 4.3:1, 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: #885eb3 mixed with white

  1. 885eb3
  2. 936ebb
  3. 9f7ec3
  4. aa8ecb
  5. b69dd3
  6. c2addb
  7. cebde2
  8. dacee9
  9. e6def1
  10. f2eef8

Darker: #885eb3 mixed with black

  1. 885eb3
  2. 75519b
  3. 634484
  4. 52376e
  5. 412b58
  6. 311f43
  7. 22142f
  8. 130a1d
  9. 06030c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #885eb3 with less saturation

  1. 885eb3
  2. 8661ad
  3. 8464a7
  4. 8266a1
  5. 80699b
  6. 7e6b95
  7. 7c6d8f
  8. 7b7088
  9. 797182
  10. 77737c

Questions about #885eb3

What color is #885eb3?

#885eb3 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(136, 94, 179), in HSL hsl(269.65, 35.86%, 53.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.242% 0.13339 305.327).

What colors go well with #885eb3?

The complementary color of #885eb3 is #638216. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #606cc2 and #a45393. The triadic partners are #a96100 and #008b7f.

Is white or black text more readable on #885eb3?

White text reads better on #885eb3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and black gives 4.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885eb3 a warm or cool color?

#885eb3 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 305 degrees, its lightness 56.2% and its chroma 0.133.