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#884aa3 color: Murasaki Purple

#884aa3 is rgb(136, 74, 163) in RGB and oklch(52.114% 0.14772 314.586) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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282°
100%

52.1%
0.148
315°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.91:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.56:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #884aa3

#884aa3 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 52.1% lightness, 0.148 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.91:1 contrast and black text 3.56:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Murasaki Purple (#884898). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #884aa3 mixed with white

  1. 884aa3
  2. 945cad
  3. 9f6eb6
  4. ab80c0
  5. b792c9
  6. c3a4d2
  7. cfb6db
  8. dbc8e4
  9. e7daed
  10. f3ecf6

Darker: #884aa3 mixed with black

  1. 884aa3
  2. 753f8d
  3. 633578
  4. 522a63
  5. 41204f
  6. 31173c
  7. 220e2a
  8. 130619
  9. 06020a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #884aa3 with less saturation

  1. 884aa3
  2. 854e9d
  3. 825298
  4. 7f5692
  5. 7c598d
  6. 795c87
  7. 765f81
  8. 73627b
  9. 706475
  10. 6c676f

Questions about #884aa3

What color is #884aa3?

#884aa3 is soft purple. The closest named color is Murasaki Purple. In RGB it is rgb(136, 74, 163), in HSL hsl(281.8, 37.55%, 46.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.114% 0.14772 314.586).

What colors go well with #884aa3?

The complementary color of #884aa3 is #417a08. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6259ba and #a13f7d. The triadic partners are #945b00 and #007c7c.

Is white or black text more readable on #884aa3?

White text reads better on #884aa3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and black gives 3.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #884aa3 a warm or cool color?

#884aa3 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 52.1% and its chroma 0.148.