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#885fa8 color: Chive Blossom

#885fa8 is rgb(136, 95, 168) in RGB and oklch(55.822% 0.11774 308.907) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

55.8%
0.118
309°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.94:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.25:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #885fa8

#885fa8 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.8% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.94:1 contrast and black text 4.25:1, 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: #885fa8 mixed with white

  1. 885fa8
  2. 936fb1
  3. 9f7eba
  4. aa8ec3
  5. b69ecc
  6. c2add4
  7. cebddd
  8. dacee6
  9. e6deee
  10. f3eef7

Darker: #885fa8 mixed with black

  1. 885fa8
  2. 755292
  3. 63447c
  4. 523867
  5. 412c52
  6. 31203f
  7. 22152c
  8. 130a1a
  9. 06030a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #885fa8 with less saturation

  1. 885fa8
  2. 8662a3
  3. 84649e
  4. 826699
  5. 806994
  6. 7e6b8f
  7. 7c6d89
  8. 7a6f84
  9. 78707f
  10. 767279

Questions about #885fa8

What color is #885fa8?

#885fa8 is soft purple. The closest named color is Chive Blossom. In RGB it is rgb(136, 95, 168), in HSL hsl(273.7, 29.55%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.822% 0.11774 308.907).

What colors go well with #885fa8?

The complementary color of #885fa8 is #5e812e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #666bb7 and #a0568b. The triadic partners are #a0650d and #008982.

Is white or black text more readable on #885fa8?

White text reads better on #885fa8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and black gives 4.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885fa8 a warm or cool color?

#885fa8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 55.8% and its chroma 0.118.