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#874097 color: Cadmium Violet

#874097 is rgb(135, 64, 151) in RGB and oklch(49.85% 0.15066 319.945) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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289°
100%

49.9%
0.151
320°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.54:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.21:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #874097

#874097 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 49.9% lightness, 0.151 chroma and a hue of 320°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.54:1 contrast and black text 3.21:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cadmium Violet (#7f3e98). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #874097 mixed with white

  1. 874097
  2. 9354a2
  3. 9f66ac
  4. ab79b7
  5. b78cc1
  6. c39fcc
  7. cfb2d6
  8. dbc5e0
  9. e7d8eb
  10. f3ebf5

Darker: #874097 mixed with black

  1. 874097
  2. 753683
  3. 632d6f
  4. 51245c
  5. 411b49
  6. 311337
  7. 210b26
  8. 130517
  9. 060108
  10. 010001

Calmer: #874097 with less saturation

  1. 874097
  2. 844592
  3. 80498d
  4. 7d4d88
  5. 795183
  6. 76547e
  7. 725878
  8. 6f5b73
  9. 6b5e6e
  10. 676068

Questions about #874097

What color is #874097?

#874097 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Cadmium Violet. In RGB it is rgb(135, 64, 151), in HSL hsl(288.97, 40.47%, 42.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.85% 0.15066 319.945).

What colors go well with #874097?

The complementary color of #874097 is #297611. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #644eb1 and #9e356f. The triadic partners are #875900 and #00747a.

Is white or black text more readable on #874097?

White text reads better on #874097: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and black gives 3.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #874097 a warm or cool color?

#874097 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 320 degrees, its lightness 49.9% and its chroma 0.151.