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#884ca5 color: Soft purple

#884ca5 is rgb(136, 76, 165) in RGB and oklch(52.532% 0.14667 313.56) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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280°
100%

52.5%
0.147
314°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.79:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.62:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #884ca5

#884ca5 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 52.5% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 314°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.79:1 contrast and black text 3.62:1, 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: #884ca5 mixed with white

  1. 884ca5
  2. 945eae
  3. 9f70b8
  4. ab81c1
  5. b793ca
  6. c3a5d3
  7. cfb6dc
  8. dbc8e5
  9. e7daee
  10. f3edf6

Darker: #884ca5 mixed with black

  1. 884ca5
  2. 75418f
  3. 633679
  4. 522c65
  5. 412251
  6. 31183d
  7. 220f2b
  8. 13061a
  9. 06020a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #884ca5 with less saturation

  1. 884ca5
  2. 85509f
  3. 82549a
  4. 7f5794
  5. 7d5b8e
  6. 7a5e89
  7. 776183
  8. 74637d
  9. 716677
  10. 6d6871

Questions about #884ca5

What color is #884ca5?

#884ca5 is soft purple. The closest named color is Soft purple. In RGB it is rgb(136, 76, 165), in HSL hsl(280.45, 36.93%, 47.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.532% 0.14667 313.56).

What colors go well with #884ca5?

The complementary color of #884ca5 is #457b07. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #625bbb and #a14180. The triadic partners are #965c00 and #007d7c.

Is white or black text more readable on #884ca5?

White text reads better on #884ca5: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and black gives 3.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #884ca5 a warm or cool color?

#884ca5 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 314 degrees, its lightness 52.5% and its chroma 0.147.