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#895dca color: Soft violet

#895dca is rgb(137, 93, 202) in RGB and oklch(57.54% 0.16414 299.896) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

57.5%
0.164
300°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.69:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.48:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #895dca

#895dca is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 57.5% lightness, 0.164 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

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

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

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #895dca mixed with white

  1. 895dca
  2. 946ed0
  3. 9f7ed6
  4. aa8edc
  5. b69ee2
  6. c1aee7
  7. cdbeec
  8. dacef1
  9. e6dff6
  10. f2effb

Darker: #895dca mixed with black

  1. 895dca
  2. 7650af
  3. 644395
  4. 53377c
  5. 422a64
  6. 311f4d
  7. 221437
  8. 140a22
  9. 07030f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #895dca with less saturation

  1. 895dca
  2. 8761c2
  3. 8565ba
  4. 8468b2
  5. 826bab
  6. 806ea3
  7. 7f709a
  8. 7d7392
  9. 7c758a
  10. 7a7781

Questions about #895dca

What color is #895dca?

#895dca is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(137, 93, 202), in HSL hsl(264.22, 50.7%, 57.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.54% 0.16414 299.896).

What colors go well with #895dca?

The complementary color of #895dca is #6e8500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #546fd9 and #ac4ea6. The triadic partners are #b95c00 and #00907c.

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

White text reads better on #895dca: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and black gives 4.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #895dca a warm or cool color?

#895dca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 57.5% and its chroma 0.164.