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#876ba7 color: Fairy Wren

#876ba7 is rgb(135, 107, 167) in RGB and oklch(57.861% 0.09488 305.046) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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268°
100%

57.9%
0.095
305°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.48:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.69:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #876ba7

#876ba7 is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 57.9% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 305°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.48:1 contrast and black text 4.69:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fairy Wren (#8a6fa9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #876ba7 mixed with white

  1. 876ba7
  2. 9279b0
  3. 9e87b9
  4. a996c2
  5. b5a4cb
  6. c1b3d3
  7. cdc2dc
  8. dad1e5
  9. e6e0ee
  10. f2f0f6

Darker: #876ba7 mixed with black

  1. 876ba7
  2. 755c91
  3. 634e7b
  4. 513f66
  5. 413252
  6. 31253e
  7. 21182c
  8. 130d1a
  9. 06040a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #876ba7 with less saturation

  1. 876ba7
  2. 866da3
  3. 846e9e
  4. 83709a
  5. 827295
  6. 807391
  7. 7f758c
  8. 7e7688
  9. 7c7783
  10. 7b797e

Questions about #876ba7

What color is #876ba7?

#876ba7 is muted purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(135, 107, 167), in HSL hsl(268, 25.42%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.861% 0.09488 305.046).

What colors go well with #876ba7?

The complementary color of #876ba7 is #6d8442. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6a75b2 and #9d6490. The triadic partners are #a06d38 and #1e8c81.

Is white or black text more readable on #876ba7?

White text reads better on #876ba7: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and black gives 4.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #876ba7 a warm or cool color?

#876ba7 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 305 degrees, its lightness 57.9% and its chroma 0.095.