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#886cd5 color: Soft violet

#886cd5 is rgb(136, 108, 213) in RGB and oklch(60.631% 0.15532 293.519) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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256°
100%

60.6%
0.155
294°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 16%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.08:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.15:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #886cd5

#886cd5 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 60.6% lightness, 0.155 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.08:1 contrast and black text 5.15:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Matt Purple (#9370db). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #886cd5 mixed with white

  1. 886cd5
  2. 937bda
  3. 9e8adf
  4. a999e4
  5. b5a7e8
  6. c0b6ed
  7. cdc4f1
  8. d9d3f5
  9. e5e2f8
  10. f2f0fc

Darker: #886cd5 mixed with black

  1. 886cd5
  2. 755db9
  3. 634e9e
  4. 524083
  5. 41326a
  6. 312551
  7. 22193a
  8. 130d24
  9. 060410
  10. 010002

Calmer: #886cd5 with less saturation

  1. 886cd5
  2. 876fcd
  3. 8672c5
  4. 8575bd
  5. 8577b5
  6. 8479ad
  7. 837ba4
  8. 837d9c
  9. 837f93
  10. 82808b

Questions about #886cd5

What color is #886cd5?

#886cd5 is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(136, 108, 213), in HSL hsl(256, 55.56%, 62.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.631% 0.15532 293.519).

What colors go well with #886cd5?

The complementary color of #886cd5 is #838b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #507dde and #ae5db6. The triadic partners are #c76200 and #009c7b.

Is white or black text more readable on #886cd5?

White text reads better on #886cd5: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and black gives 5.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #886cd5 a warm or cool color?

#886cd5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 60.6% and its chroma 0.155.