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#825ea4 color: Chive Blossom

#825ea4 is rgb(130, 94, 164) in RGB and oklch(54.801% 0.11226 306.744) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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271°
100%

54.8%
0.112
307°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.09:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #825ea4

#825ea4 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 54.8% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.14:1 contrast and black text 4.09:1, 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: #825ea4 mixed with white

  1. 825ea4
  2. 8e6ead
  3. 9a7db7
  4. a68dc0
  5. b29dc9
  6. bfadd2
  7. cbbddb
  8. d8cde4
  9. e5deed
  10. f2eef6

Darker: #825ea4 mixed with black

  1. 825ea4
  2. 70518e
  3. 5f4479
  4. 4e3764
  5. 3e2b50
  6. 2f1f3d
  7. 20142b
  8. 120a1a
  9. 06030a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #825ea4 with less saturation

  1. 825ea4
  2. 80609f
  3. 7f639a
  4. 7d6595
  5. 7b6790
  6. 79698b
  7. 786a86
  8. 766c81
  9. 746e7c
  10. 736f76

Questions about #825ea4

What color is #825ea4?

#825ea4 is soft purple. The closest named color is Chive Blossom. In RGB it is rgb(130, 94, 164), in HSL hsl(270.86, 27.78%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.801% 0.11226 306.744).

What colors go well with #825ea4?

The complementary color of #825ea4 is #607d2d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6169b2 and #995589. The triadic partners are #9c6217 and #00857c.

Is white or black text more readable on #825ea4?

White text reads better on #825ea4: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and black gives 4.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #825ea4 a warm or cool color?

#825ea4 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 54.8% and its chroma 0.112.