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#884fa8 color: Soft purple

#884fa8 is rgb(136, 79, 168) in RGB and oklch(53.166% 0.14514 312.009) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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278°
100%

53.2%
0.145
312°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.63:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.73:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #884fa8

#884fa8 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 53.2% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 312°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.63:1 contrast and black text 3.73:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Vicious Violet (#8f509d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #884fa8 mixed with white

  1. 884fa8
  2. 9461b1
  3. 9f72ba
  4. ab83c3
  5. b795cc
  6. c3a6d5
  7. ceb8de
  8. dbc9e6
  9. e7dbee
  10. f3edf7

Darker: #884fa8 mixed with black

  1. 884fa8
  2. 754492
  3. 63387c
  4. 522e67
  5. 412352
  6. 31193f
  7. 22102c
  8. 13071a
  9. 06020a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #884fa8 with less saturation

  1. 884fa8
  2. 8553a2
  3. 83579c
  4. 805a97
  5. 7d5d91
  6. 7a608b
  7. 786385
  8. 75657f
  9. 726879
  10. 6f6a73

Questions about #884fa8

What color is #884fa8?

#884fa8 is soft purple. The closest named color is Soft purple. In RGB it is rgb(136, 79, 168), in HSL hsl(278.43, 36.03%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.166% 0.14514 312.009).

What colors go well with #884fa8?

The complementary color of #884fa8 is #4b7c06. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #615ebd and #a24483. The triadic partners are #9a5c00 and #00807d.

Is white or black text more readable on #884fa8?

White text reads better on #884fa8: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and black gives 3.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #884fa8 a warm or cool color?

#884fa8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 312 degrees, its lightness 53.2% and its chroma 0.145.