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#876bb1 color: Fairy Wren

#876bb1 is rgb(135, 107, 177) in RGB and oklch(58.356% 0.10842 301.555) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

58.4%
0.108
302°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.40:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.77:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #876bb1

#876bb1 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.4% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 302°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.4:1 contrast and black text 4.77:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #876bb1 mixed with white

  1. 876bb1
  2. 9279b9
  3. 9e88c1
  4. a996c9
  5. b5a5d1
  6. c1b4d9
  7. cdc2e1
  8. d9d1e8
  9. e6e0f0
  10. f2f0f8

Darker: #876bb1 mixed with black

  1. 876bb1
  2. 755c99
  3. 634e83
  4. 513f6c
  5. 413257
  6. 312542
  7. 21182f
  8. 130d1c
  9. 06040c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #876bb1 with less saturation

  1. 876bb1
  2. 866dac
  3. 846fa7
  4. 8371a1
  5. 82729c
  6. 817497
  7. 807691
  8. 7f778c
  9. 7d7986
  10. 7c7a81

Questions about #876bb1

What color is #876bb1?

#876bb1 is soft purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(135, 107, 177), in HSL hsl(264, 30.97%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.356% 0.10842 301.555).

What colors go well with #876bb1?

The complementary color of #876bb1 is #718535. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6477bc and #a06298. The triadic partners are #a96b30 and #009080.

Is white or black text more readable on #876bb1?

White text reads better on #876bb1: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and black gives 4.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #876bb1 a warm or cool color?

#876bb1 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 58.4% and its chroma 0.108.