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#875eb3 color: Lusty Lavender

#875eb3 is rgb(135, 94, 179) in RGB and oklch(56.138% 0.13311 304.748) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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269°
100%

56.1%
0.133
305°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.28:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #875eb3

#875eb3 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.1% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 305°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast and black text 4.28:1, 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: #875eb3 mixed with white

  1. 875eb3
  2. 926ebb
  3. 9e7ec3
  4. a98ecb
  5. b59dd3
  6. c1addb
  7. cdbde2
  8. d9cee9
  9. e6def1
  10. f2eef8

Darker: #875eb3 mixed with black

  1. 875eb3
  2. 75519b
  3. 634484
  4. 51376e
  5. 412b58
  6. 311f43
  7. 21142f
  8. 130a1d
  9. 06030c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #875eb3 with less saturation

  1. 875eb3
  2. 8561ad
  3. 8364a7
  4. 8166a1
  5. 80699b
  6. 7e6b95
  7. 7c6d8f
  8. 7a6f88
  9. 787182
  10. 76737b

Questions about #875eb3

What color is #875eb3?

#875eb3 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(135, 94, 179), in HSL hsl(268.94, 35.86%, 53.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.138% 0.13311 304.748).

What colors go well with #875eb3?

The complementary color of #875eb3 is #648114. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5f6cc2 and #a35394. The triadic partners are #a96100 and #008a7e.

Is white or black text more readable on #875eb3?

White text reads better on #875eb3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and black gives 4.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #875eb3 a warm or cool color?

#875eb3 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 305 degrees, its lightness 56.1% and its chroma 0.133.