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#875cb1 color: Lusty Lavender

#875cb1 is rgb(135, 92, 177) in RGB and oklch(55.684% 0.13393 305.856) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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270°
100%

55.7%
0.134
306°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.20:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #875cb1

#875cb1 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.7% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 306°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5:1 contrast and black text 4.2:1, 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: #875cb1 mixed with white

  1. 875cb1
  2. 926cb9
  3. 9e7cc2
  4. a98cca
  5. b59cd2
  6. c1acd9
  7. cdbde1
  8. dacde9
  9. e6def0
  10. f2eef8

Darker: #875cb1 mixed with black

  1. 875cb1
  2. 754f99
  3. 634283
  4. 51366c
  5. 412a57
  6. 311f42
  7. 21142f
  8. 130a1c
  9. 06030c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #875cb1 with less saturation

  1. 875cb1
  2. 855fab
  3. 8362a5
  4. 81659f
  5. 7f6799
  6. 7d6a93
  7. 7b6c8d
  8. 796e87
  9. 777080
  10. 75727a

Questions about #875cb1

What color is #875cb1?

#875cb1 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(135, 92, 177), in HSL hsl(270.35, 35.27%, 52.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.684% 0.13393 305.856).

What colors go well with #875cb1?

The complementary color of #875cb1 is #608114. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5f6ac1 and #a25191. The triadic partners are #a76000 and #00897e.

Is white or black text more readable on #875cb1?

White text reads better on #875cb1: white gives a contrast ratio of 5:1 and black gives 4.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #875cb1 a warm or cool color?

#875cb1 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 306 degrees, its lightness 55.7% and its chroma 0.134.