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#876eaa color: Fairy Wren

#876eaa is rgb(135, 110, 170) in RGB and oklch(58.576% 0.09368 302.764) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

58.6%
0.094
303°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.34:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.84:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #876eaa

#876eaa is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 303°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.34:1 contrast and black text 4.84:1, 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: #876eaa mixed with white

  1. 876eaa
  2. 927cb3
  3. 9e8abb
  4. a998c4
  5. b5a6cc
  6. c1b5d5
  7. cdc3dd
  8. d9d2e6
  9. e6e1ee
  10. f2f0f7

Darker: #876eaa mixed with black

  1. 876eaa
  2. 755f93
  3. 63507d
  4. 514168
  5. 413353
  6. 31263f
  7. 21192d
  8. 130e1b
  9. 06040b
  10. 010101

Calmer: #876eaa with less saturation

  1. 876eaa
  2. 8670a6
  3. 8571a1
  4. 84739d
  5. 827498
  6. 817693
  7. 80778f
  8. 7f788a
  9. 7e7a85
  10. 7d7b81

Questions about #876eaa

What color is #876eaa?

#876eaa is muted purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(135, 110, 170), in HSL hsl(265, 26.09%, 54.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.576% 0.09368 302.764).

What colors go well with #876eaa?

The complementary color of #876eaa is #728543. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6978b4 and #9d6794. The triadic partners are #a36f3d and #268e81.

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

White text reads better on #876eaa: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and black gives 4.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #876eaa a warm or cool color?

#876eaa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 303 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.094.