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#875fa3 color: Chive Blossom

#875fa3 is rgb(135, 95, 163) in RGB and oklch(55.457% 0.11103 310.251) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

55.5%
0.111
310°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 36%

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 #875fa3

#875fa3 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.5% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 310°.

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: #875fa3 mixed with white

  1. 875fa3
  2. 926eac
  3. 9e7eb6
  4. aa8ebf
  5. b69dc8
  6. c2add2
  7. cebddb
  8. dacde4
  9. e6deed
  10. f3eef6

Darker: #875fa3 mixed with black

  1. 875fa3
  2. 75528d
  3. 634478
  4. 513863
  5. 412c4f
  6. 31203c
  7. 21152a
  8. 130a19
  9. 06030a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #875fa3 with less saturation

  1. 875fa3
  2. 85619e
  3. 83649a
  4. 816695
  5. 7f6890
  6. 7d6a8b
  7. 7b6c87
  8. 796e82
  9. 776f7d
  10. 757178

Questions about #875fa3

What color is #875fa3?

#875fa3 is soft purple. The closest named color is Chive Blossom. In RGB it is rgb(135, 95, 163), in HSL hsl(275.29, 26.98%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.457% 0.11103 310.251).

What colors go well with #875fa3?

The complementary color of #875fa3 is #5d8035. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #676ab2 and #9d5787. The triadic partners are #9c6618 and #008782.

Is white or black text more readable on #875fa3?

White text reads better on #875fa3: 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 #875fa3 a warm or cool color?

#875fa3 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 310 degrees, its lightness 55.5% and its chroma 0.111.