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#885eb5 color: Lusty Lavender

#885eb5 is rgb(136, 94, 181) in RGB and oklch(56.355% 0.13592 304.706) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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269°
100%

56.4%
0.136
305°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.32:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #885eb5

#885eb5 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 305°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.87:1 contrast and black text 4.32:1, 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: #885eb5 mixed with white

  1. 885eb5
  2. 936ebd
  3. 9f7ec5
  4. aa8ecd
  5. b69ed4
  6. c2aedc
  7. cebee3
  8. daceea
  9. e6def1
  10. f2eef8

Darker: #885eb5 mixed with black

  1. 885eb5
  2. 75519d
  3. 634486
  4. 52376f
  5. 412b59
  6. 311f44
  7. 221430
  8. 130a1d
  9. 06030c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #885eb5 with less saturation

  1. 885eb5
  2. 8661af
  3. 8464a9
  4. 8267a3
  5. 80699c
  6. 7f6c96
  7. 7d6e90
  8. 7b7089
  9. 797283
  10. 77747c

Questions about #885eb5

What color is #885eb5?

#885eb5 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(136, 94, 181), in HSL hsl(268.97, 37.02%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.355% 0.13592 304.706).

What colors go well with #885eb5?

The complementary color of #885eb5 is #64820f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5f6cc4 and #a45395. The triadic partners are #ab6100 and #008b7e.

Is white or black text more readable on #885eb5?

White text reads better on #885eb5: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and black gives 4.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885eb5 a warm or cool color?

#885eb5 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 305 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.136.