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#885fa4 color: Chive Blossom

#885fa4 is rgb(136, 95, 164) in RGB and oklch(55.615% 0.11269 310.501) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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276°
100%

55.6%
0.113
311°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.98:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.22:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #885fa4

#885fa4 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.6% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.98:1 contrast and black text 4.22:1, 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: #885fa4 mixed with white

  1. 885fa4
  2. 936ead
  3. 9f7eb7
  4. ab8ec0
  5. b69dc9
  6. c2add2
  7. cebddb
  8. dacde4
  9. e6deed
  10. f3eef6

Darker: #885fa4 mixed with black

  1. 885fa4
  2. 75528e
  3. 634479
  4. 523864
  5. 412c50
  6. 31203d
  7. 22152b
  8. 130a1a
  9. 06030a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #885fa4 with less saturation

  1. 885fa4
  2. 86629f
  3. 84649b
  4. 826696
  5. 806891
  6. 7e6a8c
  7. 7c6c87
  8. 7a6e82
  9. 77707d
  10. 757278

Questions about #885fa4

What color is #885fa4?

#885fa4 is soft purple. The closest named color is Chive Blossom. In RGB it is rgb(136, 95, 164), in HSL hsl(275.65, 27.49%, 50.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.615% 0.11269 310.501).

What colors go well with #885fa4?

The complementary color of #885fa4 is #5c8034. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #686ab4 and #9e5787. The triadic partners are #9c6615 and #008783.

Is white or black text more readable on #885fa4?

White text reads better on #885fa4: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and black gives 4.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885fa4 a warm or cool color?

#885fa4 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 55.6% and its chroma 0.113.