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#886ba2 color: Bitter Violet

#886ba2 is rgb(136, 107, 162) in RGB and oklch(57.724% 0.08851 307.96) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

57.7%
0.089
308°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.50:1Hard to read
Lc -77
Black text
4.67:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #886ba2

#886ba2 is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 57.7% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.5:1 contrast and black text 4.67:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bitter Violet (#856d9e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #886ba2 mixed with white

  1. 886ba2
  2. 9379ab
  3. 9f87b5
  4. aa96be
  5. b6a4c7
  6. c2b3d1
  7. cec2da
  8. dad1e3
  9. e6e0ec
  10. f3eff6

Darker: #886ba2 mixed with black

  1. 886ba2
  2. 755c8c
  3. 634e77
  4. 523f63
  5. 41324f
  6. 31253c
  7. 22182a
  8. 130d19
  9. 06040a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #886ba2 with less saturation

  1. 886ba2
  2. 876d9e
  3. 856e9a
  4. 847096
  5. 827192
  6. 81738e
  7. 7f748a
  8. 7e7686
  9. 7c7782
  10. 7b787e

Questions about #886ba2

What color is #886ba2?

#886ba2 is muted purple. The closest named color is Bitter Violet. In RGB it is rgb(136, 107, 162), in HSL hsl(271.64, 22.82%, 52.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.724% 0.08851 307.96).

What colors go well with #886ba2?

The complementary color of #886ba2 is #6a8449. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6d74ad and #9c658c. The triadic partners are #9c6f3c and #288a83.

Is white or black text more readable on #886ba2?

White text reads better on #886ba2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and black gives 4.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #886ba2 a warm or cool color?

#886ba2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 57.7% and its chroma 0.089.