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#885ec0 color: Lusty Lavender

#885ec0 is rgb(136, 94, 192) in RGB and oklch(56.992% 0.14985 301.616) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

57%
0.150
302°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.76:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.41:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #885ec0

#885ec0 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 57% lightness, 0.15 chroma and a hue of 302°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.76:1 contrast and black text 4.41:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lusty Lavender (#8d5eb7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #885ec0 mixed with white

  1. 885ec0
  2. 936ec7
  3. 9e7ece
  4. aa8ed5
  5. b59edb
  6. c1aee2
  7. cdbee8
  8. d9ceee
  9. e6def4
  10. f2effa

Darker: #885ec0 mixed with black

  1. 885ec0
  2. 7551a7
  3. 63448e
  4. 523776
  5. 412b5f
  6. 311f49
  7. 221434
  8. 130a20
  9. 06030e
  10. 010002

Calmer: #885ec0 with less saturation

  1. 885ec0
  2. 8661b9
  3. 8465b2
  4. 8368ab
  5. 816aa4
  6. 7f6d9d
  7. 7e6f95
  8. 7c718e
  9. 7a7487
  10. 79757f

Questions about #885ec0

What color is #885ec0?

#885ec0 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(136, 94, 192), in HSL hsl(265.71, 43.75%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.992% 0.14985 301.616).

What colors go well with #885ec0?

The complementary color of #885ec0 is #6a8400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #596ecf and #a8519f. The triadic partners are #b45e00 and #008e7c.

Is white or black text more readable on #885ec0?

White text reads better on #885ec0: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and black gives 4.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885ec0 a warm or cool color?

#885ec0 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 57% and its chroma 0.15.