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#875cb4 color: Lusty Lavender

#875cb4 is rgb(135, 92, 180) in RGB and oklch(55.854% 0.13771 304.915) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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269°
100%

55.9%
0.138
305°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.98:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.22:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #875cb4

#875cb4 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.9% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 305°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.98:1 contrast and black text 4.22:1, 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: #875cb4 mixed with white

  1. 875cb4
  2. 926cbc
  3. 9e7cc4
  4. a98ccc
  5. b59cd4
  6. c1addb
  7. cdbde3
  8. d9cdea
  9. e6def1
  10. f2eef8

Darker: #875cb4 mixed with black

  1. 875cb4
  2. 754f9c
  3. 634285
  4. 51366e
  5. 412a58
  6. 311f44
  7. 211430
  8. 130a1d
  9. 06030c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #875cb4 with less saturation

  1. 875cb4
  2. 855fae
  3. 8362a8
  4. 8165a1
  5. 7f679b
  6. 7d6a95
  7. 7b6c8e
  8. 796e88
  9. 787081
  10. 76727b

Questions about #875cb4

What color is #875cb4?

#875cb4 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(135, 92, 180), in HSL hsl(269.32, 36.97%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.854% 0.13771 304.915).

What colors go well with #875cb4?

The complementary color of #875cb4 is #628108. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5e6ac4 and #a35194. The triadic partners are #a95f00 and #008a7d.

Is white or black text more readable on #875cb4?

White text reads better on #875cb4: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and black gives 4.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #875cb4 a warm or cool color?

#875cb4 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 305 degrees, its lightness 55.9% and its chroma 0.138.