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#885fb6 color: Lusty Lavender

#885fb6 is rgb(136, 95, 182) in RGB and oklch(56.581% 0.13553 304.163) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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268°
100%

56.6%
0.136
304°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.82:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.36:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #885fb6

#885fb6 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.82:1 contrast and black text 4.36:1, 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: #885fb6 mixed with white

  1. 885fb6
  2. 936fbe
  3. 9f7fc6
  4. aa8ecd
  5. b69ed5
  6. c2aedc
  7. cebee3
  8. daceea
  9. e6def1
  10. f2eff8

Darker: #885fb6 mixed with black

  1. 885fb6
  2. 75529e
  3. 634486
  4. 52386f
  5. 412c59
  6. 312044
  7. 221530
  8. 130a1d
  9. 06030c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #885fb6 with less saturation

  1. 885fb6
  2. 8662b0
  3. 8465aa
  4. 8268a3
  5. 816a9d
  6. 7f6c97
  7. 7d6e91
  8. 7b718a
  9. 797283
  10. 78747d

Questions about #885fb6

What color is #885fb6?

#885fb6 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(136, 95, 182), in HSL hsl(268.28, 37.34%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.581% 0.13553 304.163).

What colors go well with #885fb6?

The complementary color of #885fb6 is #66830f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5f6dc5 and #a55496. The triadic partners are #ac6100 and #008c7e.

Is white or black text more readable on #885fb6?

White text reads better on #885fb6: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and black gives 4.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885fb6 a warm or cool color?

#885fb6 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.136.