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#875cae color: Lusty Lavender

#875cae is rgb(135, 92, 174) in RGB and oklch(55.517% 0.13015 306.844) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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271°
100%

55.5%
0.130
307°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.03:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.17:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #875cae

#875cae is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.5% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.03:1 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: #875cae mixed with white

  1. 875cae
  2. 926cb7
  3. 9e7cbf
  4. aa8cc7
  5. b59cd0
  6. c1acd8
  7. cdbde0
  8. dacde8
  9. e6ddf0
  10. f2eef7

Darker: #875cae mixed with black

  1. 875cae
  2. 754f97
  3. 634280
  4. 51366a
  5. 412a55
  6. 311f41
  7. 21142e
  8. 130a1c
  9. 06030b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #875cae with less saturation

  1. 875cae
  2. 855fa8
  3. 8362a3
  4. 81649d
  5. 7f6797
  6. 7d6991
  7. 7b6b8b
  8. 796d85
  9. 776f7f
  10. 757179

Questions about #875cae

What color is #875cae?

#875cae is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(135, 92, 174), in HSL hsl(271.46, 33.61%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.517% 0.13015 306.844).

What colors go well with #875cae?

The complementary color of #875cae is #5f801c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6169be and #a1528f. The triadic partners are #a46100 and #00887e.

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

White text reads better on #875cae: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and black gives 4.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #875cae a warm or cool color?

#875cae is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 55.5% and its chroma 0.13.