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#875fa9 color: Chive Blossom

#875fa9 is rgb(135, 95, 169) in RGB and oklch(55.768% 0.11865 307.892) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

55.8%
0.119
308°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.95:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.24:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #875fa9

#875fa9 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.8% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.95:1 contrast and black text 4.24:1, 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: #875fa9 mixed with white

  1. 875fa9
  2. 926fb2
  3. 9e7ebb
  4. aa8ec4
  5. b59ecc
  6. c1add5
  7. cdbddd
  8. dacee6
  9. e6deee
  10. f2eef7

Darker: #875fa9 mixed with black

  1. 875fa9
  2. 755292
  3. 63447c
  4. 513867
  5. 412c53
  6. 31203f
  7. 21152c
  8. 130a1b
  9. 06030a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #875fa9 with less saturation

  1. 875fa9
  2. 8562a4
  3. 83649f
  4. 81669a
  5. 7f6994
  6. 7d6b8f
  7. 7b6d8a
  8. 796f84
  9. 78707f
  10. 767279

Questions about #875fa9

What color is #875fa9?

#875fa9 is soft purple. The closest named color is Chive Blossom. In RGB it is rgb(135, 95, 169), in HSL hsl(272.43, 30.08%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.768% 0.11865 307.892).

What colors go well with #875fa9?

The complementary color of #875fa9 is #60802c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #646bb8 and #9f568c. The triadic partners are #a1640c and #008980.

Is white or black text more readable on #875fa9?

White text reads better on #875fa9: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and black gives 4.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #875fa9 a warm or cool color?

#875fa9 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 55.8% and its chroma 0.119.