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#885eb9 color: Lusty Lavender

#885eb9 is rgb(136, 94, 185) in RGB and oklch(56.582% 0.14099 303.523) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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268°
100%

56.6%
0.141
304°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.83:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.35:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #885eb9

#885eb9 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.83:1 contrast and black text 4.35:1, 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: #885eb9 mixed with white

  1. 885eb9
  2. 936ec1
  3. 9e7ec8
  4. aa8ed0
  5. b69ed7
  6. c2aede
  7. cebee5
  8. daceec
  9. e6def2
  10. f2eff9

Darker: #885eb9 mixed with black

  1. 885eb9
  2. 7551a0
  3. 634489
  4. 523771
  5. 412b5b
  6. 311f46
  7. 221431
  8. 130a1e
  9. 06030d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #885eb9 with less saturation

  1. 885eb9
  2. 8661b3
  3. 8464ac
  4. 8267a6
  5. 816a9f
  6. 7f6c98
  7. 7d6e92
  8. 7b708b
  9. 797284
  10. 78747d

Questions about #885eb9

What color is #885eb9?

#885eb9 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(136, 94, 185), in HSL hsl(267.69, 39.39%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.582% 0.14099 303.523).

What colors go well with #885eb9?

The complementary color of #885eb9 is #668300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5d6dc8 and #a65299. The triadic partners are #ae6000 and #008c7d.

Is white or black text more readable on #885eb9?

White text reads better on #885eb9: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and black gives 4.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885eb9 a warm or cool color?

#885eb9 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.141.