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#895cb2 color: Lusty Lavender

#895cb2 is rgb(137, 92, 178) in RGB and oklch(55.954% 0.13579 306.678) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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271°
100%

56%
0.136
307°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.96:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.24:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #895cb2

#895cb2 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.96:1 contrast and black text 4.24:1, 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: #895cb2 mixed with white

  1. 895cb2
  2. 946cba
  3. a07cc2
  4. ab8cca
  5. b79cd2
  6. c2acda
  7. cebde2
  8. dacde9
  9. e6def1
  10. f3eef8

Darker: #895cb2 mixed with black

  1. 895cb2
  2. 764f9a
  3. 644283
  4. 53366d
  5. 422a57
  6. 311f43
  7. 22142f
  8. 140a1d
  9. 07030c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #895cb2 with less saturation

  1. 895cb2
  2. 875fac
  3. 8562a6
  4. 8365a0
  5. 81689a
  6. 7f6a94
  7. 7c6c8e
  8. 7a6e88
  9. 787081
  10. 76727b

Questions about #895cb2

What color is #895cb2?

#895cb2 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(137, 92, 178), in HSL hsl(271.4, 35.83%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.954% 0.13579 306.678).

What colors go well with #895cb2?

The complementary color of #895cb2 is #5f8214. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #616ac2 and #a45191. The triadic partners are #a86100 and #008a7f.

Is white or black text more readable on #895cb2?

White text reads better on #895cb2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and black gives 4.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #895cb2 a warm or cool color?

#895cb2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 56% and its chroma 0.136.