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#885fb2 color: Lusty Lavender

#885fb2 is rgb(136, 95, 178) in RGB and oklch(56.358% 0.13044 305.403) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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270°
100%

56.4%
0.130
305°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.85:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.33:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #885fb2

#885fb2 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 305°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.85:1 contrast and black text 4.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lusty Lavender (#8d5eb7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #885fb2 mixed with white

  1. 885fb2
  2. 936fba
  3. 9f7fc2
  4. aa8eca
  5. b69ed2
  6. c2aeda
  7. cebee2
  8. dacee9
  9. e6def0
  10. f2eef8

Darker: #885fb2 mixed with black

  1. 885fb2
  2. 75529a
  3. 634483
  4. 52386d
  5. 412c57
  6. 312043
  7. 22152f
  8. 130a1d
  9. 06030c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #885fb2 with less saturation

  1. 885fb2
  2. 8662ac
  3. 8465a6
  4. 8267a0
  5. 806a9b
  6. 7f6c95
  7. 7d6e8e
  8. 7b7088
  9. 797282
  10. 77747c

Questions about #885fb2

What color is #885fb2?

#885fb2 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(136, 95, 178), in HSL hsl(269.64, 35.02%, 53.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.358% 0.13044 305.403).

What colors go well with #885fb2?

The complementary color of #885fb2 is #63821b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #616dc1 and #a35593. The triadic partners are #a86200 and #008b7f.

Is white or black text more readable on #885fb2?

White text reads better on #885fb2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and black gives 4.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885fb2 a warm or cool color?

#885fb2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 305 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.13.