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#885fc6 color: Soft violet

#885fc6 is rgb(136, 95, 198) in RGB and oklch(57.518% 0.15586 299.898) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

57.5%
0.156
300°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.67:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.50:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #885fc6

#885fc6 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 57.5% lightness, 0.156 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.67:1 contrast and black text 4.5:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #885fc6 mixed with white

  1. 885fc6
  2. 936fcd
  3. 9e7fd3
  4. aa8fd9
  5. b59fdf
  6. c1afe5
  7. cdbfeb
  8. d9cff0
  9. e6dff5
  10. f2effa

Darker: #885fc6 mixed with black

  1. 885fc6
  2. 7552ac
  3. 634492
  4. 52387a
  5. 412c62
  6. 31204b
  7. 221535
  8. 130a21
  9. 06030e
  10. 010002

Calmer: #885fc6 with less saturation

  1. 885fc6
  2. 8663bf
  3. 8566b7
  4. 8369b0
  5. 816ca8
  6. 806ea0
  7. 7e7199
  8. 7d7391
  9. 7b7589
  10. 7a7781

Questions about #885fc6

What color is #885fc6?

#885fc6 is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(136, 95, 198), in HSL hsl(263.88, 47.47%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.518% 0.15586 299.898).

What colors go well with #885fc6?

The complementary color of #885fc6 is #6e8500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5670d4 and #aa51a4. The triadic partners are #b95c00 and #00907c.

Is white or black text more readable on #885fc6?

White text reads better on #885fc6: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and black gives 4.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #885fc6 a warm or cool color?

#885fc6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 57.5% and its chroma 0.156.