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#875ab3 color: Lusty Lavender

#875ab3 is rgb(135, 90, 179) in RGB and oklch(55.461% 0.13977 305.676) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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270°
100%

55.5%
0.140
306°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.14:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #875ab3

#875ab3 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.5% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 306°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.07:1 contrast and black text 4.14:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lusty Lavender (#8d5eb7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #875ab3 mixed with white

  1. 875ab3
  2. 926abb
  3. 9e7bc3
  4. a98bcb
  5. b59bd3
  6. c1acdb
  7. cdbce2
  8. dacdea
  9. e6ddf1
  10. f2eef8

Darker: #875ab3 mixed with black

  1. 875ab3
  2. 754d9b
  3. 634184
  4. 51356e
  5. 412958
  6. 311e43
  7. 21132f
  8. 13091d
  9. 06030c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #875ab3 with less saturation

  1. 875ab3
  2. 855dad
  3. 8360a7
  4. 8163a0
  5. 7f669a
  6. 7d6894
  7. 7b6b8d
  8. 796d87
  9. 776f80
  10. 75717a

Questions about #875ab3

What color is #875ab3?

#875ab3 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(135, 90, 179), in HSL hsl(270.34, 36.93%, 52.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.461% 0.13977 305.676).

What colors go well with #875ab3?

The complementary color of #875ab3 is #5f8002. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5e69c3 and #a34f92. The triadic partners are #a85e00 and #00887d.

Is white or black text more readable on #875ab3?

White text reads better on #875ab3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and black gives 4.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #875ab3 a warm or cool color?

#875ab3 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 306 degrees, its lightness 55.5% and its chroma 0.14.