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#885eb8 color: Lusty Lavender

#885eb8 is rgb(136, 94, 184) in RGB and oklch(56.525% 0.13973 303.812) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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268°
100%

56.5%
0.140
304°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.84:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.34:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #885eb8

#885eb8 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.5% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.84:1 contrast and black text 4.34:1, 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: #885eb8 mixed with white

  1. 885eb8
  2. 936ec0
  3. 9e7ec7
  4. aa8ecf
  5. b69ed6
  6. c2aedd
  7. cebee4
  8. daceeb
  9. e6def2
  10. f2eef9

Darker: #885eb8 mixed with black

  1. 885eb8
  2. 7551a0
  3. 634488
  4. 523771
  5. 412b5b
  6. 311f45
  7. 221431
  8. 130a1e
  9. 06030c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #885eb8 with less saturation

  1. 885eb8
  2. 8661b2
  3. 8464ab
  4. 8267a5
  5. 81699e
  6. 7f6c98
  7. 7d6e91
  8. 7b708b
  9. 797284
  10. 78747d

Questions about #885eb8

What color is #885eb8?

#885eb8 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(136, 94, 184), in HSL hsl(268, 38.79%, 54.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.525% 0.13973 303.812).

What colors go well with #885eb8?

The complementary color of #885eb8 is #658301. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5d6dc7 and #a55298. The triadic partners are #ad6000 and #008c7e.

Is white or black text more readable on #885eb8?

White text reads better on #885eb8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and black gives 4.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885eb8 a warm or cool color?

#885eb8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 56.5% and its chroma 0.14.