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#886ea9 color: Fairy Wren

#886ea9 is rgb(136, 110, 169) in RGB and oklch(58.625% 0.09259 303.919) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

58.6%
0.093
304°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.33:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.85:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #886ea9

#886ea9 is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.33:1 contrast and black text 4.85:1, 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: #886ea9 mixed with white

  1. 886ea9
  2. 937cb2
  3. 9f8aba
  4. aa98c3
  5. b6a6cc
  6. c2b5d4
  7. cec3dd
  8. dad2e5
  9. e6e1ee
  10. f2f0f7

Darker: #886ea9 mixed with black

  1. 886ea9
  2. 755f92
  3. 63507c
  4. 524167
  5. 413353
  6. 31263f
  7. 22192c
  8. 130e1b
  9. 06040a
  10. 010101

Calmer: #886ea9 with less saturation

  1. 886ea9
  2. 8770a5
  3. 8671a0
  4. 84739c
  5. 837497
  6. 827693
  7. 81778f
  8. 80788a
  9. 7e7a85
  10. 7d7b81

Questions about #886ea9

What color is #886ea9?

#886ea9 is muted purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(136, 110, 169), in HSL hsl(266.44, 25.54%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.625% 0.09259 303.919).

What colors go well with #886ea9?

The complementary color of #886ea9 is #718545. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6b78b3 and #9e6793. The triadic partners are #a2703d and #288e82.

Is white or black text more readable on #886ea9?

White text reads better on #886ea9: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and black gives 4.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #886ea9 a warm or cool color?

#886ea9 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.093.