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#875ed5 color: Soft violet

#875ed5 is rgb(135, 94, 213) in RGB and oklch(58.202% 0.17607 296.414) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

58.2%
0.176
296°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 16%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.59:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #875ed5

#875ed5 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.176 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.57:1 contrast and black text 4.59:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Gloomy Purple (#8756e4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #875ed5 mixed with white

  1. 875ed5
  2. 926fda
  3. 9d80df
  4. a890e4
  5. b4a0e9
  6. c0b0ed
  7. ccbff1
  8. d8cff5
  9. e5dff9
  10. f2effc

Darker: #875ed5 mixed with black

  1. 875ed5
  2. 7551b9
  3. 63449e
  4. 513783
  5. 412b6a
  6. 311f51
  7. 21143a
  8. 130a24
  9. 060310
  10. 010002

Calmer: #875ed5 with less saturation

  1. 875ed5
  2. 8562cc
  3. 8466c4
  4. 826abb
  5. 816db2
  6. 8070a9
  7. 7f72a0
  8. 7e7597
  9. 7d778e
  10. 7c7984

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Colors that go with #875ed5

Complementary
#875ed5#778500
Analogous
#875ed5#4a72e2#ae4db1
Triadic
#875ed5#c05a00#009379
Split
#875ed5#9e7300#009531

Questions about #875ed5

What color is #875ed5?

#875ed5 is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(135, 94, 213), in HSL hsl(260.67, 58.62%, 60.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.202% 0.17607 296.414).

What colors go well with #875ed5?

The complementary color of #875ed5 is #778500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a72e2 and #ae4db1. The triadic partners are #c05a00 and #009379.

Is white or black text more readable on #875ed5?

White text reads better on #875ed5: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and black gives 4.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #875ed5 a warm or cool color?

#875ed5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.176.