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#876eb5 color: Purple Hebe

#876eb5 is rgb(135, 110, 181) in RGB and oklch(59.12% 0.1088 299.274) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

59.1%
0.109
299°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.26:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #876eb5

#876eb5 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 59.1% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.26:1 contrast and black text 4.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Hebe (#8773bb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #876eb5 mixed with white

  1. 876eb5
  2. 927cbd
  3. 9e8ac4
  4. a998cc
  5. b5a7d4
  6. c1b5db
  7. cdc4e2
  8. d9d2ea
  9. e6e1f1
  10. f2f0f8

Darker: #876eb5 mixed with black

  1. 876eb5
  2. 755f9d
  3. 635086
  4. 51416f
  5. 413359
  6. 312644
  7. 211930
  8. 130e1d
  9. 06040c
  10. 010102

Calmer: #876eb5 with less saturation

  1. 876eb5
  2. 8670b0
  3. 8572aa
  4. 8474a5
  5. 83759f
  6. 82779a
  7. 817894
  8. 807a8f
  9. 7f7b89
  10. 7e7c83

Questions about #876eb5

What color is #876eb5?

#876eb5 is soft violet. The closest named color is Purple Hebe. In RGB it is rgb(135, 110, 181), in HSL hsl(261.13, 32.42%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.12% 0.1088 299.274).

What colors go well with #876eb5?

The complementary color of #876eb5 is #768735. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #637abe and #a1659d. The triadic partners are #ad6c34 and #00927f.

Is white or black text more readable on #876eb5?

White text reads better on #876eb5: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and black gives 4.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #876eb5 a warm or cool color?

#876eb5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 59.1% and its chroma 0.109.