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#876caa color: Fairy Wren

#876caa is rgb(135, 108, 170) in RGB and oklch(58.196% 0.09718 303.543) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

58.2%
0.097
304°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #876caa

#876caa is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.42:1 contrast and black text 4.76:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fairy Wren (#8a6fa9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #876caa mixed with white

  1. 876caa
  2. 927ab3
  3. 9e88bb
  4. a997c4
  5. b5a5cc
  6. c1b4d5
  7. cdc3dd
  8. d9d1e6
  9. e6e0ee
  10. f2f0f7

Darker: #876caa mixed with black

  1. 876caa
  2. 755d93
  3. 634e7d
  4. 514068
  5. 413253
  6. 31253f
  7. 21192d
  8. 130d1b
  9. 06040b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #876caa with less saturation

  1. 876caa
  2. 866ea5
  3. 846fa1
  4. 83719c
  5. 827398
  6. 817493
  7. 80768e
  8. 7e7789
  9. 7d7885
  10. 7c7a80

Questions about #876caa

What color is #876caa?

#876caa is muted purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(135, 108, 170), in HSL hsl(266.13, 26.72%, 54.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.196% 0.09718 303.543).

What colors go well with #876caa?

The complementary color of #876caa is #6f8440. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6876b5 and #9d6493. The triadic partners are #a36d38 and #1b8d81.

Is white or black text more readable on #876caa?

White text reads better on #876caa: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and black gives 4.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #876caa a warm or cool color?

#876caa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.097.