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#883d98 color: Cadmium Violet

#883d98 is rgb(136, 61, 152) in RGB and oklch(49.635% 0.15691 320.27) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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289°
100%

49.6%
0.157
320°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.63:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.17:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #883d98

#883d98 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 49.6% lightness, 0.157 chroma and a hue of 320°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.63:1 contrast and black text 3.17:1, 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: #883d98 mixed with white

  1. 883d98
  2. 9451a3
  3. a065ad
  4. ac78b8
  5. b88bc2
  6. c49ecc
  7. d0b1d7
  8. dcc4e1
  9. e8d7eb
  10. f3ebf5

Darker: #883d98 mixed with black

  1. 883d98
  2. 753484
  3. 632b70
  4. 52225c
  5. 411a4a
  6. 311238
  7. 220a27
  8. 130417
  9. 060108
  10. 010001

Calmer: #883d98 with less saturation

  1. 883d98
  2. 854293
  3. 81478e
  4. 7e4b88
  5. 7a4f83
  6. 76537e
  7. 725778
  8. 6f5a73
  9. 6a5d6d
  10. 665f68

Questions about #883d98

What color is #883d98?

#883d98 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Cadmium Violet. In RGB it is rgb(136, 61, 152), in HSL hsl(289.45, 42.72%, 41.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.635% 0.15691 320.27).

What colors go well with #883d98?

The complementary color of #883d98 is #227607. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #644cb3 and #9f326e. The triadic partners are #855800 and #00737a.

Is white or black text more readable on #883d98?

White text reads better on #883d98: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and black gives 3.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #883d98 a warm or cool color?

#883d98 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 320 degrees, its lightness 49.6% and its chroma 0.157.