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#8887a7 color: Purple Hills

#8887a7 is rgb(136, 135, 167) in RGB and oklch(63.56% 0.04765 286.391) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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242°
100%

63.6%
0.048
286°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Slate
  • slate-400
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.46:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
6.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #8887a7

#8887a7 is a dusty violet color. In OKLCH it has 63.6% lightness, 0.048 chroma and a hue of 286°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.46:1 contrast and black text 6.07:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Hills (#8e85a7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8887a7 mixed with white

  1. 8887a7
  2. 9392b0
  3. 9f9eb8
  4. aaaac1
  5. b6b6ca
  6. c2c1d3
  7. cecedb
  8. dadae4
  9. e6e6ed
  10. f2f2f6

Darker: #8887a7 mixed with black

  1. 8887a7
  2. 757591
  3. 63637b
  4. 525166
  5. 414152
  6. 31313e
  7. 22212c
  8. 13131a
  9. 06060a
  10. 010101

Calmer: #8887a7 with less saturation

  1. 8887a7
  2. 8887a4
  3. 8888a1
  4. 89889f
  5. 89899c
  6. 898999
  7. 898996
  8. 8a8a93
  9. 8a8a90
  10. 8a8a8e

Questions about #8887a7

What color is #8887a7?

#8887a7 is dusty violet. The closest named color is Purple Hills. In RGB it is rgb(136, 135, 167), in HSL hsl(241.88, 15.38%, 59.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.56% 0.04765 286.391).

What colors go well with #8887a7?

The complementary color of #8887a7 is #8e8d6c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #788ca8 and #97829f. The triadic partners are #a48273 and #6f9484.

Is white or black text more readable on #8887a7?

White text reads better on #8887a7: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and black gives 6.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8887a7 a warm or cool color?

#8887a7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 286 degrees, its lightness 63.6% and its chroma 0.048.