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#886bab color: Fairy Wren

#886bab is rgb(136, 107, 171) in RGB and oklch(58.154% 0.10057 304.286) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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267°
100%

58.2%
0.101
304°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.43:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #886bab

#886bab is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.43:1 contrast and black text 4.74:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fairy Wren (#8a6fa9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #886bab mixed with white

  1. 886bab
  2. 9379b4
  3. 9f88bc
  4. aa96c5
  5. b6a5cd
  6. c2b3d6
  7. cec2de
  8. dad1e6
  9. e6e0ef
  10. f2f0f7

Darker: #886bab mixed with black

  1. 886bab
  2. 755c94
  3. 634e7e
  4. 523f68
  5. 413254
  6. 312540
  7. 22182d
  8. 130d1b
  9. 06040b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #886bab with less saturation

  1. 886bab
  2. 876da6
  3. 856fa2
  4. 84709d
  5. 837298
  6. 817493
  7. 80758f
  8. 7f778a
  9. 7d7885
  10. 7c7980

Questions about #886bab

What color is #886bab?

#886bab is soft purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(136, 107, 171), in HSL hsl(267.19, 27.59%, 54.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.154% 0.10057 304.286).

What colors go well with #886bab?

The complementary color of #886bab is #6e853e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6976b6 and #9f6393. The triadic partners are #a46d34 and #0d8e82.

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

White text reads better on #886bab: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and black gives 4.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #886bab a warm or cool color?

#886bab is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.101.