#875FFA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.9% 0.22 290.2), rgb(135, 95, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.04:1).
About this color
#875FFA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.220 and its hue 290°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.04:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.220) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.04:1 |
| White text | 4.16:1 |
Values
| HEX | #875FFA |
| RGB | rgb(135, 95, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 94%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.9% 0.22 290.2) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #875FFA | 4.16:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #875FFA | 5.04:1 | AA | Lc 35.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #875FFA text on white | 4.16:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #875FFA text on black | 5.04:1 | AA | Lc -33.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FF
oklch(97.1% 0.015 290.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FE
oklch(93.6% 0.031 289.8)
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Step 200
200
#D8D3FF
oklch(88.5% 0.06 290.3)
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Step 300
300
#BFB5FF
oklch(80.8% 0.104 290.1)
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Step 400
400
#A18BFF
oklch(70.7% 0.166 290.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#875FFA
oklch(60.9% 0.22 290.2)
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Step 600
600
#7A46F1
oklch(55.6% 0.239 290.4)
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Step 700
700
#6735D2
oklch(49.1% 0.222 290.2)
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Step 800
800
#542EAA
oklch(42.8% 0.185 290.4)
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Step 900
900
#442C86
oklch(37.7% 0.143 290.1)
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Step 950
950
#281B4F
oklch(27.1% 0.091 290.5)
#875FFA with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #007FFF | 0.126 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0079F7 | 0.125 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6383A4 | 0.177 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.221 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #875FFA
#875FFA
oklch(60.9% 0.22 290.2)
- #888900
#888900
oklch(60.9% 0.133 110.3)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #875FFA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.031
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.037
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.052
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.067
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.068
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.078
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.080
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.081
Use #875FFA in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.