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#884eb8 color: Harley Hair Purple

#884eb8 is rgb(136, 78, 184) in RGB and oklch(53.981% 0.16527 306.961) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

54%
0.165
307°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-700
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.48:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.83:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #884eb8

#884eb8 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 54% lightness, 0.165 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.48:1 contrast and black text 3.83:1, 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: #884eb8 mixed with white

  1. 884eb8
  2. 9360c0
  3. 9f72c8
  4. aa84cf
  5. b695d7
  6. c2a7de
  7. ceb8e5
  8. dacaec
  9. e6dbf2
  10. f3edf9

Darker: #884eb8 mixed with black

  1. 884eb8
  2. 7543a0
  3. 633888
  4. 522d71
  5. 41235b
  6. 311945
  7. 220f31
  8. 13071e
  9. 06020c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #884eb8 with less saturation

  1. 884eb8
  2. 8553b1
  3. 8357aa
  4. 805ba3
  5. 7e5e9c
  6. 7b6294
  7. 79658d
  8. 766786
  9. 746a7e
  10. 716c76

Questions about #884eb8

What color is #884eb8?

#884eb8 is soft purple. The closest named color is Harley Hair Purple. In RGB it is rgb(136, 78, 184), in HSL hsl(272.83, 42.74%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.981% 0.16527 306.961).

What colors go well with #884eb8?

The complementary color of #884eb8 is #557e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #595fcc and #a74091. The triadic partners are #a35a00 and #00837a.

Is white or black text more readable on #884eb8?

White text reads better on #884eb8: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and black gives 3.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #884eb8 a warm or cool color?

#884eb8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 54% and its chroma 0.165.