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#886eaf color: Fairy Wren

#886eaf is rgb(136, 110, 175) in RGB and oklch(58.915% 0.10078 301.798) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

58.9%
0.101
302°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.29:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.90:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #886eaf

#886eaf is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.9% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 302°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.29:1 contrast and black text 4.9:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fairy Wren (#8a6fa9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #886eaf mixed with white

  1. 886eaf
  2. 937cb7
  3. 9e8abf
  4. aa98c8
  5. b6a7d0
  6. c2b5d8
  7. cec3e0
  8. dad2e8
  9. e6e1ef
  10. f2f0f7

Darker: #886eaf mixed with black

  1. 886eaf
  2. 755f98
  3. 635081
  4. 52416b
  5. 413356
  6. 312641
  7. 22192e
  8. 130e1c
  9. 06040b
  10. 010101

Calmer: #886eaf with less saturation

  1. 886eaf
  2. 8770aa
  3. 8672a5
  4. 8473a0
  5. 83759c
  6. 827697
  7. 817892
  8. 80798c
  9. 7f7a87
  10. 7e7c82

Questions about #886eaf

What color is #886eaf?

#886eaf is soft purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(136, 110, 175), in HSL hsl(264, 28.89%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.915% 0.10078 301.798).

What colors go well with #886eaf?

The complementary color of #886eaf is #73863e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6879b9 and #a06698. The triadic partners are #a86e39 and #189081.

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

White text reads better on #886eaf: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and black gives 4.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #886eaf a warm or cool color?

#886eaf is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 58.9% and its chroma 0.101.