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#87509f color: Royal Lilac

#87509f is rgb(135, 80, 159) in RGB and oklch(52.7% 0.13262 314.781) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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282°
100%

52.7%
0.133
315°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.71:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.68:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #87509f

#87509f is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 52.7% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.71:1 contrast and black text 3.68:1, 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: #87509f mixed with white

  1. 87509f
  2. 9361a9
  3. 9f72b3
  4. aa83bc
  5. b695c6
  6. c2a6d0
  7. ceb7d9
  8. dac9e3
  9. e7dbec
  10. f3edf6

Darker: #87509f mixed with black

  1. 87509f
  2. 75448a
  3. 633975
  4. 512e61
  5. 41244d
  6. 311a3b
  7. 211029
  8. 130718
  9. 060209
  10. 010001

Calmer: #87509f with less saturation

  1. 87509f
  2. 84549a
  3. 825795
  4. 7f5a90
  5. 7c5d8b
  6. 795f86
  7. 776280
  8. 74647b
  9. 716776
  10. 6e6970

Questions about #87509f

What color is #87509f?

#87509f is soft purple. The closest named color is Royal Lilac. In RGB it is rgb(135, 80, 159), in HSL hsl(281.77, 33.05%, 46.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.7% 0.13262 314.781).

What colors go well with #87509f?

The complementary color of #87509f is #477b21. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #645db4 and #9e477d. The triadic partners are #965d00 and #007e7e.

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

White text reads better on #87509f: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and black gives 3.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #87509f a warm or cool color?

#87509f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 52.7% and its chroma 0.133.