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#875ea8 color: Chive Blossom

#875ea8 is rgb(135, 94, 168) in RGB and oklch(55.539% 0.11913 308.51) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

55.5%
0.119
309°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 34%

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 #875ea8

#875ea8 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.5% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 309°.

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

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #875ea8 mixed with white

  1. 875ea8
  2. 926eb1
  3. 9e7dba
  4. aa8dc3
  5. b69dcc
  6. c1add4
  7. cebddd
  8. dacde6
  9. e6deee
  10. f2eef7

Darker: #875ea8 mixed with black

  1. 875ea8
  2. 755192
  3. 63447c
  4. 513767
  5. 412b52
  6. 311f3f
  7. 21142c
  8. 130a1a
  9. 06030a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #875ea8 with less saturation

  1. 875ea8
  2. 8561a3
  3. 83639e
  4. 816699
  5. 7f6893
  6. 7d6a8e
  7. 7b6c89
  8. 796e84
  9. 77707e
  10. 757179

Questions about #875ea8

What color is #875ea8?

#875ea8 is soft purple. The closest named color is Chive Blossom. In RGB it is rgb(135, 94, 168), in HSL hsl(273.24, 29.84%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.539% 0.11913 308.51).

What colors go well with #875ea8?

The complementary color of #875ea8 is #5e802c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #646ab7 and #9f558b. The triadic partners are #a06408 and #008880.

Is white or black text more readable on #875ea8?

White text reads better on #875ea8: 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 #875ea8 a warm or cool color?

#875ea8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 55.5% and its chroma 0.119.