Close to Medium Slate Blue
#875FED
#875FED is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 52.9% red, 37.3% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 257°, with 80% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #875FED.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.89:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #875FED as they’d see it.
#875FED in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #875FED
What color is #875FED?
#875FED is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 52.9% red, 37.3% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 257°, with 80% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #875FED in RGB?
#875FED is rgb(135, 95, 237): 135 red, 95 green, and 237 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #875FED in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(43, 60, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #875FED?
PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #875FED?
Its complement #648511 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.