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#896fa7 color: Fairy Wren

#896fa7 is rgb(137, 111, 167) in RGB and oklch(58.819% 0.0884 305.122) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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268°
100%

58.8%
0.088
305°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.29:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.90:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #896fa7

#896fa7 is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 305°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.29:1 contrast and black text 4.9:1, 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: #896fa7 mixed with white

  1. 896fa7
  2. 947db0
  3. 9f8bb9
  4. ab99c2
  5. b7a7ca
  6. c2b5d3
  7. cec4dc
  8. dad2e5
  9. e6e1ee
  10. f3f0f6

Darker: #896fa7 mixed with black

  1. 896fa7
  2. 766091
  3. 64517b
  4. 534266
  5. 423452
  6. 31273e
  7. 221a2c
  8. 140e1a
  9. 07040a
  10. 010101

Calmer: #896fa7 with less saturation

  1. 896fa7
  2. 8871a3
  3. 86729f
  4. 85749b
  5. 847596
  6. 837692
  7. 81788e
  8. 80798a
  9. 7f7a85
  10. 7e7b81

Questions about #896fa7

What color is #896fa7?

#896fa7 is muted purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(137, 111, 167), in HSL hsl(267.86, 24.14%, 54.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.819% 0.0884 305.122).

What colors go well with #896fa7?

The complementary color of #896fa7 is #70864a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6d78b1 and #9d6892. The triadic partners are #a17141 and #2f8e84.

Is white or black text more readable on #896fa7?

White text reads better on #896fa7: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and black gives 4.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #896fa7 a warm or cool color?

#896fa7 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 305 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.088.