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#895ab2 color: Lusty Lavender

#895ab2 is rgb(137, 90, 178) in RGB and oklch(55.62% 0.13914 307.107) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

55.6%
0.139
307°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.17:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #895ab2

#895ab2 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.6% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.04:1 contrast and black text 4.17:1, 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: #895ab2 mixed with white

  1. 895ab2
  2. 946aba
  3. a07bc2
  4. ab8bca
  5. b79bd2
  6. c2acda
  7. cebce2
  8. dacde9
  9. e6ddf1
  10. f3eef8

Darker: #895ab2 mixed with black

  1. 895ab2
  2. 764d9a
  3. 644183
  4. 53356d
  5. 422957
  6. 311e43
  7. 22132f
  8. 14091d
  9. 07030c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #895ab2 with less saturation

  1. 895ab2
  2. 875dac
  3. 8560a6
  4. 8263a0
  5. 80669a
  6. 7e6993
  7. 7c6b8d
  8. 7a6d87
  9. 786f80
  10. 75717a

Questions about #895ab2

What color is #895ab2?

#895ab2 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(137, 90, 178), in HSL hsl(272.05, 36.36%, 52.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.62% 0.13914 307.107).

What colors go well with #895ab2?

The complementary color of #895ab2 is #5d810d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6068c3 and #a54f91. The triadic partners are #a85f00 and #00887f.

Is white or black text more readable on #895ab2?

White text reads better on #895ab2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and black gives 4.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #895ab2 a warm or cool color?

#895ab2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 55.6% and its chroma 0.139.