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#886cb0 color: Fairy Wren

#886cb0 is rgb(136, 108, 176) in RGB and oklch(58.589% 0.10559 302.211) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

58.6%
0.106
302°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.36:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #886cb0

#886cb0 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 302°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.36:1 contrast and black text 4.82:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #886cb0 mixed with white

  1. 886cb0
  2. 937ab8
  3. 9e89c0
  4. aa97c8
  5. b6a5d0
  6. c2b4d8
  7. cec3e0
  8. dad2e8
  9. e6e1f0
  10. f2f0f7

Darker: #886cb0 mixed with black

  1. 886cb0
  2. 755d99
  3. 634e82
  4. 52406c
  5. 413256
  6. 312542
  7. 22192e
  8. 130d1c
  9. 06040b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #886cb0 with less saturation

  1. 886cb0
  2. 876eab
  3. 8570a6
  4. 8472a1
  5. 83739c
  6. 827597
  7. 817691
  8. 7f788c
  9. 7e7987
  10. 7d7b81

Questions about #886cb0

What color is #886cb0?

#886cb0 is soft purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(136, 108, 176), in HSL hsl(264.71, 30.09%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.589% 0.10559 302.211).

What colors go well with #886cb0?

The complementary color of #886cb0 is #718639. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6677bb and #a16398. The triadic partners are #a86d33 and #009081.

Is white or black text more readable on #886cb0?

White text reads better on #886cb0: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and black gives 4.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #886cb0 a warm or cool color?

#886cb0 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.106.