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#87509d color: Royal Lilac

#87509d is rgb(135, 80, 157) in RGB and oklch(52.591% 0.13032 315.62) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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283°
100%

52.6%
0.130
316°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.73:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.66:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #87509d

#87509d is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 52.6% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 316°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.73:1 contrast and black text 3.66:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Lilac (#84549b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #87509d mixed with white

  1. 87509d
  2. 9361a7
  3. 9f72b1
  4. aa83bb
  5. b695c5
  6. c2a6cf
  7. ceb7d8
  8. dac9e2
  9. e7dbec
  10. f3edf5

Darker: #87509d mixed with black

  1. 87509d
  2. 754488
  3. 633973
  4. 512e5f
  5. 41244c
  6. 311a3a
  7. 211028
  8. 130718
  9. 060209
  10. 010001

Calmer: #87509d with less saturation

  1. 87509d
  2. 845398
  3. 825793
  4. 7f5a8e
  5. 7c5c89
  6. 795f84
  7. 76627f
  8. 74647a
  9. 716675
  10. 6e6870

Questions about #87509d

What color is #87509d?

#87509d is soft purple. The closest named color is Royal Lilac. In RGB it is rgb(135, 80, 157), in HSL hsl(282.86, 32.49%, 46.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.591% 0.13032 315.62).

What colors go well with #87509d?

The complementary color of #87509d is #467b25. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #655db2 and #9e477b. The triadic partners are #955d00 and #007d7f.

Is white or black text more readable on #87509d?

White text reads better on #87509d: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and black gives 3.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #87509d a warm or cool color?

#87509d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 316 degrees, its lightness 52.6% and its chroma 0.13.