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#825ea3 color: Chive Blossom

#825ea3 is rgb(130, 94, 163) in RGB and oklch(54.749% 0.11096 307.125) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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271°
100%

54.7%
0.111
307°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.15:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.08:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #825ea3

#825ea3 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 54.7% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.15:1 contrast and black text 4.08:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chive Blossom (#86619f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #825ea3 mixed with white

  1. 825ea3
  2. 8e6eac
  3. 9a7db6
  4. a68dbf
  5. b29dc8
  6. bfadd2
  7. cbbddb
  8. d8cde4
  9. e5deed
  10. f2eef6

Darker: #825ea3 mixed with black

  1. 825ea3
  2. 70518d
  3. 5f4478
  4. 4e3763
  5. 3e2b4f
  6. 2f1f3c
  7. 20142a
  8. 120a19
  9. 06030a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #825ea3 with less saturation

  1. 825ea3
  2. 80609e
  3. 7f6399
  4. 7d6594
  5. 7b678f
  6. 79698a
  7. 786a85
  8. 766c80
  9. 746e7b
  10. 726f76

Questions about #825ea3

What color is #825ea3?

#825ea3 is soft purple. The closest named color is Chive Blossom. In RGB it is rgb(130, 94, 163), in HSL hsl(271.3, 27.27%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.749% 0.11096 307.125).

What colors go well with #825ea3?

The complementary color of #825ea3 is #5f7c2e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6169b1 and #995688. The triadic partners are #9b6219 and #00857c.

Is white or black text more readable on #825ea3?

White text reads better on #825ea3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and black gives 4.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #825ea3 a warm or cool color?

#825ea3 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 54.7% and its chroma 0.111.