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#885eb4 color: Lusty Lavender

#885eb4 is rgb(136, 94, 180) in RGB and oklch(56.298% 0.13466 305.014) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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269°
100%

56.3%
0.135
305°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.88:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.31:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #885eb4

#885eb4 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.3% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 305°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.88:1 contrast and black text 4.31:1, 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: #885eb4 mixed with white

  1. 885eb4
  2. 936ebc
  3. 9f7ec4
  4. aa8ecc
  5. b69ed4
  6. c2addb
  7. cebee2
  8. daceea
  9. e6def1
  10. f2eef8

Darker: #885eb4 mixed with black

  1. 885eb4
  2. 75519c
  3. 634485
  4. 52376e
  5. 412b58
  6. 311f44
  7. 221430
  8. 130a1d
  9. 06030c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #885eb4 with less saturation

  1. 885eb4
  2. 8661ae
  3. 8464a8
  4. 8267a2
  5. 80699c
  6. 7e6b95
  7. 7d6e8f
  8. 7b7089
  9. 797282
  10. 77737c

Questions about #885eb4

What color is #885eb4?

#885eb4 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(136, 94, 180), in HSL hsl(269.3, 36.44%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.298% 0.13466 305.014).

What colors go well with #885eb4?

The complementary color of #885eb4 is #638213. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5f6cc3 and #a45394. The triadic partners are #aa6100 and #008b7e.

Is white or black text more readable on #885eb4?

White text reads better on #885eb4: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and black gives 4.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885eb4 a warm or cool color?

#885eb4 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 305 degrees, its lightness 56.3% and its chroma 0.135.