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#884cb5 color: Harley Hair Purple

#884cb5 is rgb(136, 76, 181) in RGB and oklch(53.498% 0.16489 308.174) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

53.5%
0.165
308°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.60:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.75:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #884cb5

#884cb5 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 53.5% lightness, 0.165 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast and black text 3.75:1, 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: #884cb5 mixed with white

  1. 884cb5
  2. 935fbd
  3. 9f71c5
  4. ab82cd
  5. b694d5
  6. c2a6dc
  7. ceb7e4
  8. dac9eb
  9. e6dbf2
  10. f3edf8

Darker: #884cb5 mixed with black

  1. 884cb5
  2. 75419d
  3. 633686
  4. 522c6f
  5. 412259
  6. 311844
  7. 220f30
  8. 13061d
  9. 06020c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #884cb5 with less saturation

  1. 884cb5
  2. 8551ae
  3. 8355a7
  4. 8059a0
  5. 7d5d99
  6. 7b6092
  7. 78638b
  8. 756684
  9. 73687c
  10. 706b75

Questions about #884cb5

What color is #884cb5?

#884cb5 is soft purple. The closest named color is Harley Hair Purple. In RGB it is rgb(136, 76, 181), in HSL hsl(274.29, 41.5%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.498% 0.16489 308.174).

What colors go well with #884cb5?

The complementary color of #884cb5 is #507d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5a5dca and #a63e8d. The triadic partners are #9f5a00 and #008179.

Is white or black text more readable on #884cb5?

White text reads better on #884cb5: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and black gives 3.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #884cb5 a warm or cool color?

#884cb5 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 53.5% and its chroma 0.165.