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#874290 color: Dahlia

#874290 is rgb(135, 66, 144) in RGB and oklch(49.741% 0.14023 322.885) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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293°
100%

49.7%
0.140
323°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 44%

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 #874290

#874290 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 49.7% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 323°.

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 Dahlia (#8b4189). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #874290 mixed with white

  1. 874290
  2. 93559b
  3. 9f68a6
  4. ab7ab1
  5. b88cbd
  6. c49fc8
  7. cfb2d3
  8. dbc5de
  9. e7d8e9
  10. f3ebf4

Darker: #874290 mixed with black

  1. 874290
  2. 75387d
  3. 632f6a
  4. 512557
  5. 411c45
  6. 311434
  7. 210b24
  8. 130515
  9. 060107
  10. 010001

Calmer: #874290 with less saturation

  1. 874290
  2. 84468c
  3. 804a87
  4. 7d4e83
  5. 79527e
  6. 76557a
  7. 725875
  8. 6e5b71
  9. 6b5d6c
  10. 676067

Questions about #874290

What color is #874290?

#874290 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Dahlia. In RGB it is rgb(135, 66, 144), in HSL hsl(293.08, 37.14%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.741% 0.14023 322.885).

What colors go well with #874290?

The complementary color of #874290 is #257524. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #674faa and #9b396a. The triadic partners are #835a00 and #00737c.

Is white or black text more readable on #874290?

White text reads better on #874290: 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 #874290 a warm or cool color?

#874290 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 323 degrees, its lightness 49.7% and its chroma 0.14.