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#875ea5 color: Chive Blossom

#875ea5 is rgb(135, 94, 165) in RGB and oklch(55.383% 0.11533 309.674) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

55.4%
0.115
310°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 35%

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 #875ea5

#875ea5 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.4% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 310°.

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

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #875ea5 mixed with white

  1. 875ea5
  2. 926eae
  3. 9e7db7
  4. aa8dc1
  5. b69dca
  6. c2add3
  7. cebddc
  8. dacde5
  9. e6deed
  10. f2eef6

Darker: #875ea5 mixed with black

  1. 875ea5
  2. 75518f
  3. 634479
  4. 513765
  5. 412b51
  6. 311f3d
  7. 21142b
  8. 130a1a
  9. 06030a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #875ea5 with less saturation

  1. 875ea5
  2. 8561a0
  3. 83639b
  4. 816596
  5. 7f6791
  6. 7d6a8c
  7. 7b6b87
  8. 796d82
  9. 776f7d
  10. 757178

Questions about #875ea5

What color is #875ea5?

#875ea5 is soft purple. The closest named color is Chive Blossom. In RGB it is rgb(135, 94, 165), in HSL hsl(274.65, 28.29%, 50.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.383% 0.11533 309.674).

What colors go well with #875ea5?

The complementary color of #875ea5 is #5c8030. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #666ab5 and #9e5688. The triadic partners are #9d650f and #008781.

Is white or black text more readable on #875ea5?

White text reads better on #875ea5: 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 #875ea5 a warm or cool color?

#875ea5 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 310 degrees, its lightness 55.4% and its chroma 0.115.