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#875ea4 color: Chive Blossom

#875ea4 is rgb(135, 94, 164) in RGB and oklch(55.331% 0.11407 310.077) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

55.3%
0.114
310°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 36%

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 #875ea4

#875ea4 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.3% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 310°.

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 Chive Blossom (#86619f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #875ea4 mixed with white

  1. 875ea4
  2. 926ead
  3. 9e7db7
  4. aa8dc0
  5. b69dc9
  6. c2add2
  7. cebddb
  8. dacde4
  9. e6deed
  10. f3eef6

Darker: #875ea4 mixed with black

  1. 875ea4
  2. 75518e
  3. 634479
  4. 513764
  5. 412b50
  6. 311f3d
  7. 21142b
  8. 130a1a
  9. 06030a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #875ea4 with less saturation

  1. 875ea4
  2. 85619f
  3. 83639a
  4. 816596
  5. 7f6791
  6. 7d698c
  7. 7b6b87
  8. 796d82
  9. 776f7d
  10. 747178

Questions about #875ea4

What color is #875ea4?

#875ea4 is soft purple. The closest named color is Chive Blossom. In RGB it is rgb(135, 94, 164), in HSL hsl(275.14, 27.78%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.331% 0.11407 310.077).

What colors go well with #875ea4?

The complementary color of #875ea4 is #5c7f32. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6669b4 and #9e5687. The triadic partners are #9c6511 and #008781.

Is white or black text more readable on #875ea4?

White text reads better on #875ea4: 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 #875ea4 a warm or cool color?

#875ea4 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 310 degrees, its lightness 55.3% and its chroma 0.114.