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#885fa5 color: Chive Blossom

#885fa5 is rgb(136, 95, 165) in RGB and oklch(55.666% 0.11395 310.091) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

55.7%
0.114
310°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.97:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.23:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #885fa5

#885fa5 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.7% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 310°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.97:1 contrast and black text 4.23:1, 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: #885fa5 mixed with white

  1. 885fa5
  2. 936fae
  3. 9f7eb7
  4. ab8ec1
  5. b69dca
  6. c2add3
  7. cebddc
  8. dacde5
  9. e6deed
  10. f3eef6

Darker: #885fa5 mixed with black

  1. 885fa5
  2. 75528f
  3. 634479
  4. 523865
  5. 412c51
  6. 31203d
  7. 22152b
  8. 130a1a
  9. 06030a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #885fa5 with less saturation

  1. 885fa5
  2. 8662a0
  3. 84649b
  4. 826697
  5. 806892
  6. 7e6a8d
  7. 7c6c88
  8. 7a6e83
  9. 78707e
  10. 757279

Questions about #885fa5

What color is #885fa5?

#885fa5 is soft purple. The closest named color is Chive Blossom. In RGB it is rgb(136, 95, 165), in HSL hsl(275.14, 28%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.666% 0.11395 310.091).

What colors go well with #885fa5?

The complementary color of #885fa5 is #5d8033. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #676ab5 and #9f5788. The triadic partners are #9d6613 and #008882.

Is white or black text more readable on #885fa5?

White text reads better on #885fa5: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and black gives 4.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885fa5 a warm or cool color?

#885fa5 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 310 degrees, its lightness 55.7% and its chroma 0.114.