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#885fb8 color: Lusty Lavender

#885fb8 is rgb(136, 95, 184) in RGB and oklch(56.695% 0.13808 303.572) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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268°
100%

56.7%
0.138
304°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.80:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.38:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #885fb8

#885fb8 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.7% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast and black text 4.38:1, 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: #885fb8 mixed with white

  1. 885fb8
  2. 936fc0
  3. 9e7fc7
  4. aa8fcf
  5. b69ed6
  6. c2aedd
  7. cebee4
  8. daceeb
  9. e6def2
  10. f2eff9

Darker: #885fb8 mixed with black

  1. 885fb8
  2. 7552a0
  3. 634488
  4. 523871
  5. 412c5b
  6. 312045
  7. 221531
  8. 130a1e
  9. 06030c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #885fb8 with less saturation

  1. 885fb8
  2. 8662b2
  3. 8465ab
  4. 8268a5
  5. 816a9f
  6. 7f6d98
  7. 7d6f92
  8. 7b718b
  9. 7a7384
  10. 78757d

Questions about #885fb8

What color is #885fb8?

#885fb8 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(136, 95, 184), in HSL hsl(267.64, 38.53%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.695% 0.13808 303.572).

What colors go well with #885fb8?

The complementary color of #885fb8 is #678306. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5e6ec7 and #a55498. The triadic partners are #ad6100 and #008d7e.

Is white or black text more readable on #885fb8?

White text reads better on #885fb8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and black gives 4.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885fb8 a warm or cool color?

#885fb8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 56.7% and its chroma 0.138.