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#886eb2 color: Fairy Wren

#886eb2 is rgb(136, 110, 178) in RGB and oklch(59.064% 0.10489 300.846) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

59.1%
0.105
301°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.27:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.92:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #886eb2

#886eb2 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 59.1% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.27:1 contrast and black text 4.92:1, 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: #886eb2 mixed with white

  1. 886eb2
  2. 937cba
  3. 9e8ac2
  4. aa98ca
  5. b6a7d2
  6. c1b5d9
  7. cdc4e1
  8. dad2e9
  9. e6e1f0
  10. f2f0f8

Darker: #886eb2 mixed with black

  1. 886eb2
  2. 755f9a
  3. 635083
  4. 52416d
  5. 413357
  6. 312643
  7. 22192f
  8. 130e1d
  9. 06040c
  10. 010101

Calmer: #886eb2 with less saturation

  1. 886eb2
  2. 8770ad
  3. 8672a8
  4. 8573a3
  5. 83759e
  6. 827798
  7. 817893
  8. 80798e
  9. 7f7b88
  10. 7e7c83

Questions about #886eb2

What color is #886eb2?

#886eb2 is soft purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(136, 110, 178), in HSL hsl(262.94, 30.63%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.064% 0.10489 300.846).

What colors go well with #886eb2?

The complementary color of #886eb2 is #74873a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6679bc and #a1659a. The triadic partners are #aa6e36 and #0a9181.

Is white or black text more readable on #886eb2?

White text reads better on #886eb2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and black gives 4.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #886eb2 a warm or cool color?

#886eb2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 59.1% and its chroma 0.105.