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#885f99 color: Wisteria Purple

#885f99 is rgb(136, 95, 153) in RGB and oklch(55.073% 0.09904 315.625) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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282°
100%

55.1%
0.099
316°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.14:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #885f99

#885f99 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.1% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 316°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.07:1 contrast and black text 4.14:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Wisteria Purple (#875f9a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #885f99 mixed with white

  1. 885f99
  2. 946ea3
  3. 9f7ead
  4. ab8db8
  5. b79dc2
  6. c2adcc
  7. cebdd6
  8. dacde0
  9. e7deeb
  10. f3eef5

Darker: #885f99 mixed with black

  1. 885f99
  2. 755284
  3. 634470
  4. 52385d
  5. 412c4a
  6. 312038
  7. 221527
  8. 130a17
  9. 060308
  10. 010001

Calmer: #885f99 with less saturation

  1. 885f99
  2. 866195
  3. 846391
  4. 82658e
  5. 7f678a
  6. 7d6986
  7. 7b6b82
  8. 796d7e
  9. 766e7a
  10. 747076

Questions about #885f99

What color is #885f99?

#885f99 is soft purple. The closest named color is Wisteria Purple. In RGB it is rgb(136, 95, 153), in HSL hsl(282.41, 23.39%, 48.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.073% 0.09904 315.625).

What colors go well with #885f99?

The complementary color of #885f99 is #577f42. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6d69a9 and #9b597e. The triadic partners are #936924 and #008384.

Is white or black text more readable on #885f99?

White text reads better on #885f99: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and black gives 4.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885f99 a warm or cool color?

#885f99 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 316 degrees, its lightness 55.1% and its chroma 0.099.