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#896bab color: Fairy Wren

#896bab is rgb(137, 107, 171) in RGB and oklch(58.253% 0.10087 305.018) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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268°
100%

58.3%
0.101
305°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.75:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #896bab

#896bab is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.3% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 305°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.42:1 contrast and black text 4.75:1, 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: #896bab mixed with white

  1. 896bab
  2. 9479b4
  3. 9f88bc
  4. ab96c5
  5. b7a5cd
  6. c2b3d6
  7. cec2de
  8. dad1e6
  9. e6e0ef
  10. f3f0f7

Darker: #896bab mixed with black

  1. 896bab
  2. 765c94
  3. 644e7e
  4. 533f68
  5. 423254
  6. 312540
  7. 22182d
  8. 140d1b
  9. 07040b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #896bab with less saturation

  1. 896bab
  2. 886da6
  3. 866fa2
  4. 85719d
  5. 837298
  6. 827494
  7. 80758f
  8. 7f778a
  9. 7e7885
  10. 7c7a80

Questions about #896bab

What color is #896bab?

#896bab is muted purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(137, 107, 171), in HSL hsl(268.13, 27.59%, 54.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.253% 0.10087 305.018).

What colors go well with #896bab?

The complementary color of #896bab is #6d853f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6a76b7 and #a06393. The triadic partners are #a46e34 and #0b8e83.

Is white or black text more readable on #896bab?

White text reads better on #896bab: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and black gives 4.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896bab a warm or cool color?

#896bab is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 305 degrees, its lightness 58.3% and its chroma 0.101.