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#886cac color: Fairy Wren

#886cac is rgb(136, 108, 172) in RGB and oklch(58.391% 0.10017 303.57) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

58.4%
0.100
304°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.39:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #886cac

#886cac is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.4% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.39:1 contrast and black text 4.79:1, 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: #886cac mixed with white

  1. 886cac
  2. 937ab5
  3. 9f88bd
  4. aa97c5
  5. b6a5ce
  6. c2b4d6
  7. cec3de
  8. dad1e7
  9. e6e1ef
  10. f2f0f7

Darker: #886cac mixed with black

  1. 886cac
  2. 755d95
  3. 634e7f
  4. 524069
  5. 413254
  6. 312540
  7. 22192d
  8. 130d1b
  9. 06040b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #886cac with less saturation

  1. 886cac
  2. 876ea7
  3. 8570a3
  4. 84719e
  5. 837399
  6. 827494
  7. 80768f
  8. 7f778a
  9. 7e7985
  10. 7d7a80

Questions about #886cac

What color is #886cac?

#886cac is soft purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(136, 108, 172), in HSL hsl(266.25, 27.83%, 54.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.391% 0.10017 303.57).

What colors go well with #886cac?

The complementary color of #886cac is #70853e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6977b7 and #9f6494. The triadic partners are #a56d36 and #138e82.

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

White text reads better on #886cac: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and black gives 4.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #886cac a warm or cool color?

#886cac is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 58.4% and its chroma 0.1.