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#886ea6 color: Fairy Wren

#886ea6 is rgb(136, 110, 166) in RGB and oklch(58.483% 0.08851 305.108) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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268°
100%

58.5%
0.089
305°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.35:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #886ea6

#886ea6 is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.5% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 305°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.35:1 contrast and black text 4.83:1, 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: #886ea6 mixed with white

  1. 886ea6
  2. 937caf
  3. 9f8ab8
  4. aa98c1
  5. b6a6ca
  6. c2b5d3
  7. cec3dc
  8. dad2e4
  9. e6e1ed
  10. f2f0f6

Darker: #886ea6 mixed with black

  1. 886ea6
  2. 755f90
  3. 63507a
  4. 524165
  5. 413351
  6. 31263e
  7. 22192b
  8. 130e1a
  9. 06040a
  10. 010101

Calmer: #886ea6 with less saturation

  1. 886ea6
  2. 8770a2
  3. 85719e
  4. 84739a
  5. 837495
  6. 827591
  7. 80778d
  8. 7f7889
  9. 7e7984
  10. 7d7a80

Questions about #886ea6

What color is #886ea6?

#886ea6 is muted purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(136, 110, 166), in HSL hsl(267.86, 23.93%, 54.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.483% 0.08851 305.108).

What colors go well with #886ea6?

The complementary color of #886ea6 is #708549. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6c77b0 and #9c6791. The triadic partners are #a07040 and #2d8d83.

Is white or black text more readable on #886ea6?

White text reads better on #886ea6: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and black gives 4.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #886ea6 a warm or cool color?

#886ea6 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 305 degrees, its lightness 58.5% and its chroma 0.089.