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#885fa3 color: Chive Blossom

#885fa3 is rgb(136, 95, 163) in RGB and oklch(55.564% 0.11144 310.92) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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276°
100%

55.6%
0.111
311°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.99:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.21:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #885fa3

#885fa3 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.6% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.99:1 contrast and black text 4.21:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chive Blossom (#86619f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #885fa3 mixed with white

  1. 885fa3
  2. 936eac
  3. 9f7eb6
  4. ab8ebf
  5. b69dc8
  6. c2add2
  7. cebddb
  8. dacde4
  9. e6deed
  10. f3eef6

Darker: #885fa3 mixed with black

  1. 885fa3
  2. 75528d
  3. 634478
  4. 523863
  5. 412c4f
  6. 31203c
  7. 22152a
  8. 130a19
  9. 06030a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #885fa3 with less saturation

  1. 885fa3
  2. 86619e
  3. 84649a
  4. 826695
  5. 806890
  6. 7e6a8c
  7. 7c6c87
  8. 796e82
  9. 77707d
  10. 757178

Questions about #885fa3

What color is #885fa3?

#885fa3 is soft purple. The closest named color is Chive Blossom. In RGB it is rgb(136, 95, 163), in HSL hsl(276.18, 26.98%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.564% 0.11144 310.92).

What colors go well with #885fa3?

The complementary color of #885fa3 is #5c8036. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #686ab3 and #9e5787. The triadic partners are #9c6617 and #008783.

Is white or black text more readable on #885fa3?

White text reads better on #885fa3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and black gives 4.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885fa3 a warm or cool color?

#885fa3 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 55.6% and its chroma 0.111.