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#895eca color: Soft violet

#895eca is rgb(137, 94, 202) in RGB and oklch(57.701% 0.16261 299.681) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

57.7%
0.163
300°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.65:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #895eca

#895eca is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 57.7% lightness, 0.163 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.65:1 contrast and black text 4.52:1, 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: #895eca mixed with white

  1. 895eca
  2. 946fd0
  3. 9f7fd6
  4. aa8fdc
  5. b69fe2
  6. c1afe7
  7. cdbfec
  8. dacff1
  9. e6dff6
  10. f2effb

Darker: #895eca mixed with black

  1. 895eca
  2. 7651af
  3. 644495
  4. 53377c
  5. 422b64
  6. 311f4d
  7. 221437
  8. 140a22
  9. 07030f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #895eca with less saturation

  1. 895eca
  2. 8762c2
  3. 8565ba
  4. 8469b3
  5. 826cab
  6. 806ea3
  7. 7f719b
  8. 7d7393
  9. 7c758a
  10. 7b7782

Questions about #895eca

What color is #895eca?

#895eca is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(137, 94, 202), in HSL hsl(263.89, 50.47%, 58.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.701% 0.16261 299.681).

What colors go well with #895eca?

The complementary color of #895eca is #6f8500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5470d8 and #ac4fa7. The triadic partners are #ba5c00 and #00917c.

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

White text reads better on #895eca: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and black gives 4.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #895eca a warm or cool color?

#895eca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 57.7% and its chroma 0.163.