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#895dc6 color: Soft purple

#895dc6 is rgb(137, 93, 198) in RGB and oklch(57.292% 0.15916 300.844) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

57.3%
0.159
301°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.72:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.44:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #895dc6

#895dc6 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 57.3% lightness, 0.159 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.72:1 contrast and black text 4.44:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lusty Lavender (#8d5eb7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #895dc6 mixed with white

  1. 895dc6
  2. 946ecd
  3. 9f7ed3
  4. aa8ed9
  5. b69edf
  6. c2aee5
  7. cebeeb
  8. dacef0
  9. e6def5
  10. f2effa

Darker: #895dc6 mixed with black

  1. 895dc6
  2. 7650ac
  3. 644392
  4. 53377a
  5. 422a62
  6. 311f4b
  7. 221435
  8. 140a21
  9. 07030e
  10. 010002

Calmer: #895dc6 with less saturation

  1. 895dc6
  2. 8761bf
  3. 8564b7
  4. 8368af
  5. 826aa8
  6. 806da0
  7. 7e7098
  8. 7d7291
  9. 7b7489
  10. 7a7680

Questions about #895dc6

What color is #895dc6?

#895dc6 is soft purple. The closest named color is Soft purple. In RGB it is rgb(137, 93, 198), in HSL hsl(265.14, 47.95%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.292% 0.15916 300.844).

What colors go well with #895dc6?

The complementary color of #895dc6 is #6c8500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #566ed5 and #ab4fa3. The triadic partners are #b75d00 and #008f7c.

Is white or black text more readable on #895dc6?

White text reads better on #895dc6: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and black gives 4.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #895dc6 a warm or cool color?

#895dc6 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 57.3% and its chroma 0.159.