#987ed5 color: Soft violet
#987ed5 is rgb(152, 126, 213) in RGB and oklch(65.291% 0.12876 296.426) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Violet
- Medium
- Soft
- Cool
- ≈ Amethyst
- violet-400
- Black 16%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #987ed5
#987ed5 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 65.3% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 296°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 3.34:1 contrast and black text 6.28:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Indigo Bloom (#8a83da). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-400.
Lighter: #987ed5 mixed with white
Darker: #987ed5 mixed with black
Calmer: #987ed5 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #987ed5
Questions about #987ed5
What color is #987ed5?
#987ed5 is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(152, 126, 213), in HSL hsl(257.93, 50.88%, 66.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.291% 0.12876 296.426).
What colors go well with #987ed5?
The complementary color of #987ed5 is #8c9930. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6c8cdf and #b872b9. The triadic partners are #ca7938 and #00a98e.
Is white or black text more readable on #987ed5?
White text reads better on #987ed5: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and black gives 6.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #987ed5 a warm or cool color?
#987ed5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 65.3% and its chroma 0.129.