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#885fbc color: Lusty Lavender

#885fbc is rgb(136, 95, 188) in RGB and oklch(56.924% 0.14317 302.445) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

56.9%
0.143
302°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.76:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.41:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #885fbc

#885fbc is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.9% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 302°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.76:1 contrast and black text 4.41:1, 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: #885fbc mixed with white

  1. 885fbc
  2. 936fc3
  3. 9e7fcb
  4. aa8fd2
  5. b69fd9
  6. c1aedf
  7. cdbee6
  8. daceed
  9. e6def3
  10. f2eff9

Darker: #885fbc mixed with black

  1. 885fbc
  2. 7552a3
  3. 63448b
  4. 523873
  5. 412c5d
  6. 312047
  7. 221532
  8. 130a1f
  9. 06030d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #885fbc with less saturation

  1. 885fbc
  2. 8662b5
  3. 8465af
  4. 8368a8
  5. 816ba1
  6. 7f6d9a
  7. 7d6f94
  8. 7c718d
  9. 7a7386
  10. 79757e

Questions about #885fbc

What color is #885fbc?

#885fbc is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(136, 95, 188), in HSL hsl(266.45, 40.97%, 55.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.924% 0.14317 302.445).

What colors go well with #885fbc?

The complementary color of #885fbc is #698300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5b6ecb and #a7539c. The triadic partners are #b16000 and #008d7d.

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

White text reads better on #885fbc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and black gives 4.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885fbc a warm or cool color?

#885fbc is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 56.9% and its chroma 0.143.