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#884cb4 color: Harley Hair Purple

#884cb4 is rgb(136, 76, 180) in RGB and oklch(53.435% 0.16375 308.48) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

53.4%
0.164
308°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.62:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.74:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #884cb4

#884cb4 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 53.4% lightness, 0.164 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.62:1 contrast and black text 3.74:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Harley Hair Purple (#8547b5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-700.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #884cb4 mixed with white

  1. 884cb4
  2. 935fbc
  3. 9f71c4
  4. ab82cc
  5. b694d4
  6. c2a6dc
  7. ceb7e3
  8. dac9ea
  9. e6dbf1
  10. f3edf8

Darker: #884cb4 mixed with black

  1. 884cb4
  2. 75419c
  3. 633685
  4. 522c6e
  5. 412258
  6. 311844
  7. 220f30
  8. 13061d
  9. 06020c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #884cb4 with less saturation

  1. 884cb4
  2. 8551ad
  3. 8355a6
  4. 80599f
  5. 7d5c99
  6. 7b6092
  7. 78638a
  8. 756683
  9. 72687c
  10. 706b75

Questions about #884cb4

What color is #884cb4?

#884cb4 is soft purple. The closest named color is Harley Hair Purple. In RGB it is rgb(136, 76, 180), in HSL hsl(274.62, 40.94%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.435% 0.16375 308.48).

What colors go well with #884cb4?

The complementary color of #884cb4 is #4f7d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5b5dc9 and #a63e8d. The triadic partners are #9f5a00 and #00817a.

Is white or black text more readable on #884cb4?

White text reads better on #884cb4: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and black gives 3.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #884cb4 a warm or cool color?

#884cb4 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 53.4% and its chroma 0.164.