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#886fa8 color: Fairy Wren

#886fa8 is rgb(136, 111, 168) in RGB and oklch(58.769% 0.08946 303.905) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

58.8%
0.089
304°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.30:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.89:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #886fa8

#886fa8 is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.3:1 contrast and black text 4.89:1, 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: #886fa8 mixed with white

  1. 886fa8
  2. 937db1
  3. 9f8bba
  4. aa99c2
  5. b6a7cb
  6. c2b5d4
  7. cec4dc
  8. dad2e5
  9. e6e1ee
  10. f2f0f6

Darker: #886fa8 mixed with black

  1. 886fa8
  2. 756092
  3. 63517c
  4. 524267
  5. 413452
  6. 31273f
  7. 221a2c
  8. 130e1a
  9. 06040a
  10. 010101

Calmer: #886fa8 with less saturation

  1. 886fa8
  2. 8771a4
  3. 8672a0
  4. 84749b
  5. 837597
  6. 827693
  7. 81788e
  8. 80798a
  9. 7f7a85
  10. 7e7b81

Questions about #886fa8

What color is #886fa8?

#886fa8 is muted purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(136, 111, 168), in HSL hsl(266.32, 24.68%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.769% 0.08946 303.905).

What colors go well with #886fa8?

The complementary color of #886fa8 is #728648. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6c78b2 and #9d6893. The triadic partners are #a27141 and #2e8e82.

Is white or black text more readable on #886fa8?

White text reads better on #886fa8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and black gives 4.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #886fa8 a warm or cool color?

#886fa8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.089.