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#883c99 color: Cadmium Violet

#883c99 is rgb(136, 60, 153) in RGB and oklch(49.562% 0.15945 319.942) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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289°
100%

49.6%
0.159
320°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.15:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #883c99

#883c99 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 49.6% lightness, 0.159 chroma and a hue of 320°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.66:1 contrast and black text 3.15:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cadmium Violet (#7f3e98). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #883c99 mixed with white

  1. 883c99
  2. 9450a4
  3. a064ae
  4. ac77b8
  5. b88ac3
  6. c49dcd
  7. d0b0d7
  8. dcc4e1
  9. e8d7eb
  10. f3ebf5

Darker: #883c99 mixed with black

  1. 883c99
  2. 753384
  3. 632a70
  4. 52215d
  5. 41194a
  6. 311138
  7. 220a27
  8. 130417
  9. 060108
  10. 010001

Calmer: #883c99 with less saturation

  1. 883c99
  2. 854294
  3. 81468e
  4. 7d4b89
  5. 7a4f84
  6. 76537e
  7. 725679
  8. 6e5973
  9. 6a5c6e
  10. 665f68

Questions about #883c99

What color is #883c99?

#883c99 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Cadmium Violet. In RGB it is rgb(136, 60, 153), in HSL hsl(289.03, 43.66%, 41.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.562% 0.15945 319.942).

What colors go well with #883c99?

The complementary color of #883c99 is #217600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #644bb4 and #a0306f. The triadic partners are #855800 and #007379.

Is white or black text more readable on #883c99?

White text reads better on #883c99: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and black gives 3.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #883c99 a warm or cool color?

#883c99 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 320 degrees, its lightness 49.6% and its chroma 0.159.