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#875dbe color: Lusty Lavender

#875dbe is rgb(135, 93, 190) in RGB and oklch(56.604% 0.14871 301.845) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

56.6%
0.149
302°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.84:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.34:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #875dbe

#875dbe is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 302°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.84:1 contrast and black text 4.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lusty Lavender (#8d5eb7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #875dbe mixed with white

  1. 875dbe
  2. 926dc5
  3. 9d7ecc
  4. a98ed3
  5. b59eda
  6. c1aee1
  7. cdbee7
  8. d9ceed
  9. e6def3
  10. f2eef9

Darker: #875dbe mixed with black

  1. 875dbe
  2. 7550a5
  3. 63438c
  4. 513775
  5. 412a5e
  6. 311f48
  7. 211433
  8. 130a1f
  9. 06030d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #875dbe with less saturation

  1. 875dbe
  2. 8560b7
  3. 8364b0
  4. 8267a9
  5. 8069a2
  6. 7e6c9b
  7. 7c6e94
  8. 7b708d
  9. 797285
  10. 78747e

Questions about #875dbe

What color is #875dbe?

#875dbe is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(135, 93, 190), in HSL hsl(265.98, 42.73%, 55.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.604% 0.14871 301.845).

What colors go well with #875dbe?

The complementary color of #875dbe is #688200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #596dcd and #a7509d. The triadic partners are #b25d00 and #008d7b.

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

White text reads better on #875dbe: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and black gives 4.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #875dbe a warm or cool color?

#875dbe is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.149.