Skip to the color picker

#886ccb color: Soft violet

#886ccb is rgb(136, 108, 203) in RGB and oklch(60.043% 0.14203 295.384) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

258°
100%

60%
0.142
295°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.15:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.05:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #886ccb

#886ccb is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 60% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.15:1 contrast and black text 5.05:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is True V (#8e72c7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #886ccb mixed with white

  1. 886ccb
  2. 937bd1
  3. 9e89d7
  4. a998dd
  5. b5a7e2
  6. c1b5e7
  7. cdc4ec
  8. d9d2f1
  9. e6e1f6
  10. f2f0fb

Darker: #886ccb mixed with black

  1. 886ccb
  2. 755db0
  3. 634e96
  4. 52407d
  5. 413265
  6. 31254d
  7. 221937
  8. 130d22
  9. 06040f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #886ccb with less saturation

  1. 886ccb
  2. 876fc4
  3. 8671bd
  4. 8574b5
  5. 8476ae
  6. 8378a7
  7. 837a9f
  8. 827c98
  9. 817d90
  10. 817f88

Questions about #886ccb

What color is #886ccb?

#886ccb is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(136, 108, 203), in HSL hsl(257.68, 47.74%, 60.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.043% 0.14203 295.384).

What colors go well with #886ccb?

The complementary color of #886ccb is #7e8900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #577cd5 and #aa5fae. The triadic partners are #bf6512 and #00997c.

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

White text reads better on #886ccb: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and black gives 5.05:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #886ccb a warm or cool color?

#886ccb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 60% and its chroma 0.142.