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#895cb4 color: Lusty Lavender

#895cb4 is rgb(137, 92, 180) in RGB and oklch(56.066% 0.13828 306.038) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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271°
100%

56.1%
0.138
306°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.94:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.25:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #895cb4

#895cb4 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.1% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 306°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.94:1 contrast and black text 4.25:1, so white text reads better.

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

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Lighter: #895cb4 mixed with white

  1. 895cb4
  2. 946cbc
  3. 9f7cc4
  4. ab8ccc
  5. b79cd4
  6. c2addb
  7. cebde3
  8. dacdea
  9. e6def1
  10. f3eef8

Darker: #895cb4 mixed with black

  1. 895cb4
  2. 764f9c
  3. 644285
  4. 53366e
  5. 422a58
  6. 311f44
  7. 221430
  8. 140a1d
  9. 07030c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #895cb4 with less saturation

  1. 895cb4
  2. 875fae
  3. 8562a8
  4. 8365a2
  5. 81689b
  6. 7f6a95
  7. 7d6d8f
  8. 7b6f88
  9. 797182
  10. 77737b

Questions about #895cb4

What color is #895cb4?

#895cb4 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(137, 92, 180), in HSL hsl(270.68, 36.97%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.066% 0.13828 306.038).

What colors go well with #895cb4?

The complementary color of #895cb4 is #60820d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #606ac4 and #a55193. The triadic partners are #aa6000 and #008a7f.

Is white or black text more readable on #895cb4?

White text reads better on #895cb4: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and black gives 4.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #895cb4 a warm or cool color?

#895cb4 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 306 degrees, its lightness 56.1% and its chroma 0.138.