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#875bb2 color: Lusty Lavender

#875bb2 is rgb(135, 91, 178) in RGB and oklch(55.572% 0.13686 305.766) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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270°
100%

55.6%
0.137
306°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.17:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #875bb2

#875bb2 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.6% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 306°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.04:1 contrast and black text 4.17:1, 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: #875bb2 mixed with white

  1. 875bb2
  2. 926bba
  3. 9e7bc2
  4. a98cca
  5. b59cd2
  6. c1acda
  7. cdbce2
  8. dacde9
  9. e6ddf1
  10. f2eef8

Darker: #875bb2 mixed with black

  1. 875bb2
  2. 754e9a
  3. 634183
  4. 51356d
  5. 412957
  6. 311e43
  7. 21132f
  8. 13091d
  9. 06030c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #875bb2 with less saturation

  1. 875bb2
  2. 855eac
  3. 8361a6
  4. 8164a0
  5. 7f679a
  6. 7d6993
  7. 7b6b8d
  8. 796d87
  9. 776f80
  10. 75717a

Questions about #875bb2

What color is #875bb2?

#875bb2 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(135, 91, 178), in HSL hsl(270.34, 36.1%, 52.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.572% 0.13686 305.766).

What colors go well with #875bb2?

The complementary color of #875bb2 is #60800c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5e69c2 and #a35092. The triadic partners are #a85f00 and #00887d.

Is white or black text more readable on #875bb2?

White text reads better on #875bb2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and black gives 4.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #875bb2 a warm or cool color?

#875bb2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 306 degrees, its lightness 55.6% and its chroma 0.137.