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#875fa6 color: Chive Blossom

#875fa6 is rgb(135, 95, 166) in RGB and oklch(55.611% 0.11483 309.036) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

55.6%
0.115
309°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.98:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.22:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #875fa6

#875fa6 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.6% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.98:1 contrast and black text 4.22:1, 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: #875fa6 mixed with white

  1. 875fa6
  2. 926faf
  3. 9e7eb8
  4. aa8ec1
  5. b69dca
  6. c1add3
  7. cebddc
  8. dacde5
  9. e6deee
  10. f2eef6

Darker: #875fa6 mixed with black

  1. 875fa6
  2. 755290
  3. 63447a
  4. 513865
  5. 412c51
  6. 31203e
  7. 21152b
  8. 130a1a
  9. 06030a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #875fa6 with less saturation

  1. 875fa6
  2. 8562a1
  3. 83649c
  4. 816697
  5. 7f6892
  6. 7d6a8d
  7. 7b6c88
  8. 796e83
  9. 77707e
  10. 757279

Questions about #875fa6

What color is #875fa6?

#875fa6 is soft purple. The closest named color is Chive Blossom. In RGB it is rgb(135, 95, 166), in HSL hsl(273.8, 28.51%, 51.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.611% 0.11483 309.036).

What colors go well with #875fa6?

The complementary color of #875fa6 is #5e8030. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #666bb5 and #9e5789. The triadic partners are #9e6513 and #008881.

Is white or black text more readable on #875fa6?

White text reads better on #875fa6: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and black gives 4.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #875fa6 a warm or cool color?

#875fa6 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 55.6% and its chroma 0.115.