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#886cb8 color: Lavish Spending

#886cb8 is rgb(136, 108, 184) in RGB and oklch(58.999% 0.11644 299.823) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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262°
100%

59%
0.116
300°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.30:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.88:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #886cb8

#886cb8 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 59% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.3:1 contrast and black text 4.88:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469bc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #886cb8 mixed with white

  1. 886cb8
  2. 937ac0
  3. 9e89c7
  4. aa97ce
  5. b6a6d6
  6. c1b4dd
  7. cdc3e4
  8. dad2eb
  9. e6e1f2
  10. f2f0f8

Darker: #886cb8 mixed with black

  1. 886cb8
  2. 755da0
  3. 634e88
  4. 524071
  5. 41325b
  6. 312545
  7. 221931
  8. 130d1e
  9. 06040c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #886cb8 with less saturation

  1. 886cb8
  2. 876eb2
  3. 8670ad
  4. 8472a7
  5. 8374a1
  6. 82769b
  7. 817795
  8. 80798f
  9. 7f7a89
  10. 7e7c83

Questions about #886cb8

What color is #886cb8?

#886cb8 is soft violet. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(136, 108, 184), in HSL hsl(262.11, 34.86%, 57.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.999% 0.11644 299.823).

What colors go well with #886cb8?

The complementary color of #886cb8 is #75872d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6279c2 and #a3629e. The triadic partners are #af6b2b and #009380.

Is white or black text more readable on #886cb8?

White text reads better on #886cb8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and black gives 4.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #886cb8 a warm or cool color?

#886cb8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 59% and its chroma 0.116.