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#886eaa color: Fairy Wren

#886eaa is rgb(136, 110, 170) in RGB and oklch(58.672% 0.09395 303.544) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

58.7%
0.094
304°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.32:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.86:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #886eaa

#886eaa is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.7% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.32:1 contrast and black text 4.86:1, 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: #886eaa mixed with white

  1. 886eaa
  2. 937cb3
  3. 9f8abb
  4. aa98c4
  5. b6a6cc
  6. c2b5d5
  7. cec3dd
  8. dad2e6
  9. e6e1ee
  10. f2f0f7

Darker: #886eaa mixed with black

  1. 886eaa
  2. 755f93
  3. 63507d
  4. 524168
  5. 413353
  6. 31263f
  7. 22192d
  8. 130e1b
  9. 06040b
  10. 010101

Calmer: #886eaa with less saturation

  1. 886eaa
  2. 8770a6
  3. 8671a1
  4. 84739d
  5. 837498
  6. 827694
  7. 81778f
  8. 80788a
  9. 7e7a86
  10. 7d7b81

Questions about #886eaa

What color is #886eaa?

#886eaa is muted purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(136, 110, 170), in HSL hsl(266, 26.09%, 54.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.672% 0.09395 303.544).

What colors go well with #886eaa?

The complementary color of #886eaa is #718644. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6a78b4 and #9e6794. The triadic partners are #a36f3d and #258e82.

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

White text reads better on #886eaa: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and black gives 4.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #886eaa a warm or cool color?

#886eaa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 58.7% and its chroma 0.094.