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#875fa1 color: Chive Blossom

#875fa1 is rgb(135, 95, 161) in RGB and oklch(55.356% 0.10851 311.102) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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276°
100%

55.4%
0.109
311°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.02:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.18:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #875fa1

#875fa1 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.4% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.02:1 contrast and black text 4.18:1, 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: #875fa1 mixed with white

  1. 875fa1
  2. 926eab
  3. 9e7eb4
  4. aa8dbe
  5. b69dc7
  6. c2add0
  7. cebdda
  8. dacde3
  9. e6deec
  10. f3eef6

Darker: #875fa1 mixed with black

  1. 875fa1
  2. 75528b
  3. 634476
  4. 513862
  5. 412c4e
  6. 31203c
  7. 21152a
  8. 130a19
  9. 060309
  10. 010001

Calmer: #875fa1 with less saturation

  1. 875fa1
  2. 85619d
  3. 836498
  4. 816693
  5. 7f688f
  6. 7d6a8a
  7. 7b6c86
  8. 796d81
  9. 776f7c
  10. 757177

Questions about #875fa1

What color is #875fa1?

#875fa1 is soft purple. The closest named color is Chive Blossom. In RGB it is rgb(135, 95, 161), in HSL hsl(276.36, 25.98%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.356% 0.10851 311.102).

What colors go well with #875fa1?

The complementary color of #875fa1 is #5c7f37. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #686ab0 and #9d5785. The triadic partners are #9a661b and #008682.

Is white or black text more readable on #875fa1?

White text reads better on #875fa1: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and black gives 4.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #875fa1 a warm or cool color?

#875fa1 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 55.4% and its chroma 0.109.