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#886ca0 color: Bitter Violet

#886ca0 is rgb(136, 108, 160) in RGB and oklch(57.823% 0.08404 308.549) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

57.8%
0.084
309°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Slate
  • mauve-500
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.47:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #886ca0

#886ca0 is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 57.8% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.47:1 contrast and black text 4.7:1, 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: #886ca0 mixed with white

  1. 886ca0
  2. 937aa9
  3. 9f88b3
  4. aa96bc
  5. b6a5c6
  6. c2b3cf
  7. cec2d9
  8. dad1e2
  9. e6e0ec
  10. f3f0f5

Darker: #886ca0 mixed with black

  1. 886ca0
  2. 755d8b
  3. 634e76
  4. 524061
  5. 41324e
  6. 31253b
  7. 221929
  8. 130d19
  9. 060409
  10. 010001

Calmer: #886ca0 with less saturation

  1. 886ca0
  2. 876e9c
  3. 856f99
  4. 847195
  5. 827291
  6. 81738d
  7. 7f7589
  8. 7e7686
  9. 7d7782
  10. 7b787e

Questions about #886ca0

What color is #886ca0?

#886ca0 is muted purple. The closest named color is Bitter Violet. In RGB it is rgb(136, 108, 160), in HSL hsl(272.31, 21.49%, 52.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.823% 0.08404 308.549).

What colors go well with #886ca0?

The complementary color of #886ca0 is #6b844c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6f75ab and #9b668b. The triadic partners are #9a7040 and #308a83.

Is white or black text more readable on #886ca0?

White text reads better on #886ca0: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and black gives 4.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #886ca0 a warm or cool color?

#886ca0 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 57.8% and its chroma 0.084.