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#886eb5 color: Purple Hebe

#886eb5 is rgb(136, 110, 181) in RGB and oklch(59.215% 0.10899 299.954) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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262°
100%

59.2%
0.109
300°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.25:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.94:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #886eb5

#886eb5 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 59.2% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.25:1 contrast and black text 4.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Hebe (#8773bb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #886eb5 mixed with white

  1. 886eb5
  2. 937cbd
  3. 9e8ac4
  4. aa98cc
  5. b6a7d4
  6. c1b5db
  7. cdc4e2
  8. dad2ea
  9. e6e1f1
  10. f2f0f8

Darker: #886eb5 mixed with black

  1. 886eb5
  2. 755f9d
  3. 635086
  4. 52416f
  5. 413359
  6. 312644
  7. 221930
  8. 130e1d
  9. 06040c
  10. 010102

Calmer: #886eb5 with less saturation

  1. 886eb5
  2. 8770b0
  3. 8672aa
  4. 8574a5
  5. 8475a0
  6. 83779a
  7. 827895
  8. 817a8f
  9. 807b89
  10. 7f7c84

Questions about #886eb5

What color is #886eb5?

#886eb5 is soft violet. The closest named color is Purple Hebe. In RGB it is rgb(136, 110, 181), in HSL hsl(261.97, 32.42%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.215% 0.10899 299.954).

What colors go well with #886eb5?

The complementary color of #886eb5 is #768736. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #657abf and #a2659d. The triadic partners are #ad6d33 and #009380.

Is white or black text more readable on #886eb5?

White text reads better on #886eb5: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and black gives 4.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #886eb5 a warm or cool color?

#886eb5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 59.2% and its chroma 0.109.