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#875aa3 color: Highlighter Lavender

#875aa3 is rgb(135, 90, 163) in RGB and oklch(54.581% 0.11991 311.368) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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277°
100%

54.6%
0.120
311°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.22:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.02:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #875aa3

#875aa3 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 54.6% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.22:1 contrast and black text 4.02:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Highlighter Lavender (#85569c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #875aa3 mixed with white

  1. 875aa3
  2. 936aac
  3. 9e7ab6
  4. aa8abf
  5. b69ac8
  6. c2abd2
  7. cebbdb
  8. dacce4
  9. e6dded
  10. f3eef6

Darker: #875aa3 mixed with black

  1. 875aa3
  2. 754d8d
  3. 634178
  4. 513563
  5. 41294f
  6. 311e3c
  7. 21132a
  8. 130919
  9. 06030a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #875aa3 with less saturation

  1. 875aa3
  2. 855d9e
  3. 835f99
  4. 806294
  5. 7e648f
  6. 7c678a
  7. 7a6985
  8. 776b80
  9. 756d7b
  10. 736e76

Questions about #875aa3

What color is #875aa3?

#875aa3 is soft purple. The closest named color is Highlighter Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(135, 90, 163), in HSL hsl(276.99, 28.85%, 49.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.581% 0.11991 311.368).

What colors go well with #875aa3?

The complementary color of #875aa3 is #567e2c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6566b4 and #9e5185. The triadic partners are #9b6200 and #008481.

Is white or black text more readable on #875aa3?

White text reads better on #875aa3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and black gives 4.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #875aa3 a warm or cool color?

#875aa3 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 54.6% and its chroma 0.12.