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#875fa8 color: Chive Blossom

#875fa8 is rgb(135, 95, 168) in RGB and oklch(55.715% 0.11738 308.266) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

55.7%
0.117
308°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.96:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.23:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #875fa8

#875fa8 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.7% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.96:1 contrast and black text 4.23:1, 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: #875fa8 mixed with white

  1. 875fa8
  2. 926fb1
  3. 9e7eba
  4. aa8ec3
  5. b59dcc
  6. c1add4
  7. cebddd
  8. dacee6
  9. e6deee
  10. f2eef7

Darker: #875fa8 mixed with black

  1. 875fa8
  2. 755292
  3. 63447c
  4. 513867
  5. 412c52
  6. 31203f
  7. 21152c
  8. 130a1a
  9. 06030a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #875fa8 with less saturation

  1. 875fa8
  2. 8562a3
  3. 83649e
  4. 816699
  5. 7f6894
  6. 7d6b8e
  7. 7b6d89
  8. 796e84
  9. 77707e
  10. 757279

Questions about #875fa8

What color is #875fa8?

#875fa8 is soft purple. The closest named color is Chive Blossom. In RGB it is rgb(135, 95, 168), in HSL hsl(272.88, 29.55%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.715% 0.11738 308.266).

What colors go well with #875fa8?

The complementary color of #875fa8 is #5f802d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #656bb7 and #9f568b. The triadic partners are #a0650f and #008981.

Is white or black text more readable on #875fa8?

White text reads better on #875fa8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and black gives 4.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #875fa8 a warm or cool color?

#875fa8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 55.7% and its chroma 0.117.