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#884fa3 color: Vicious Violet

#884fa3 is rgb(136, 79, 163) in RGB and oklch(52.882% 0.13938 313.888) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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281°
100%

52.9%
0.139
314°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.69:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #884fa3

#884fa3 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 52.9% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 314°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.68:1 contrast and black text 3.69:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Vicious Violet (#8f509d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #884fa3 mixed with white

  1. 884fa3
  2. 9461ad
  3. 9f72b6
  4. ab83c0
  5. b794c9
  6. c3a6d2
  7. cfb7db
  8. dbc9e4
  9. e7dbed
  10. f3edf6

Darker: #884fa3 mixed with black

  1. 884fa3
  2. 75448d
  3. 633878
  4. 522e63
  5. 41234f
  6. 31193c
  7. 22102a
  8. 130719
  9. 06020a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #884fa3 with less saturation

  1. 884fa3
  2. 85539e
  3. 835698
  4. 805a93
  5. 7d5d8d
  6. 7a5f88
  7. 776282
  8. 74657d
  9. 716777
  10. 6e6971

Questions about #884fa3

What color is #884fa3?

#884fa3 is soft purple. The closest named color is Vicious Violet. In RGB it is rgb(136, 79, 163), in HSL hsl(280.71, 34.71%, 47.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.882% 0.13938 313.888).

What colors go well with #884fa3?

The complementary color of #884fa3 is #477c18. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #635db8 and #a0457f. The triadic partners are #975d00 and #007e7e.

Is white or black text more readable on #884fa3?

White text reads better on #884fa3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and black gives 3.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #884fa3 a warm or cool color?

#884fa3 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 314 degrees, its lightness 52.9% and its chroma 0.139.