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#875ae5 color: Gloomy Purple

#875ae5 is rgb(135, 90, 229) in RGB and oklch(58.673% 0.2012 294.258) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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259°
100%

58.7%
0.201
294°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.54:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #875ae5

#875ae5 is a bright violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.7% lightness, 0.201 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.54:1 contrast and black text 4.62:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Gloomy Purple (#8756e4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #875ae5 mixed with white

  1. 875ae5
  2. 916ce9
  3. 9c7eed
  4. a88ff0
  5. b39ff3
  6. bfaff6
  7. cbbff9
  8. d8cffb
  9. e5dffd
  10. f2effe

Darker: #875ae5 mixed with black

  1. 875ae5
  2. 754dc7
  3. 6341aa
  4. 51358e
  5. 412972
  6. 311e58
  7. 21133f
  8. 130928
  9. 060312
  10. 010003

Calmer: #875ae5 with less saturation

  1. 875ae5
  2. 8560db
  3. 8464d1
  4. 8269c7
  5. 816cbc
  6. 8070b2
  7. 7f73a8
  8. 7e769d
  9. 7d7892
  10. 7d7a87

Questions about #875ae5

What color is #875ae5?

#875ae5 is bright violet. The closest named color is Gloomy Purple. In RGB it is rgb(135, 90, 229), in HSL hsl(259.42, 72.77%, 62.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.673% 0.2012 294.258).

What colors go well with #875ae5?

The complementary color of #875ae5 is #7c8500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3d71f2 and #b346bd. The triadic partners are #c55800 and #009577.

Is white or black text more readable on #875ae5?

White text reads better on #875ae5: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and black gives 4.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #875ae5 a warm or cool color?

#875ae5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 58.7% and its chroma 0.201.