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#804b79 color: Thistle Mauve

#804b79 is rgb(128, 75, 121) in RGB and oklch(49.117% 0.09607 331.845) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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308°
100%

49.1%
0.096
332°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 50%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.56:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.20:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #804b79

#804b79 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 49.1% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 332°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.56:1 contrast and black text 3.2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Thistle Mauve (#834d7c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #804b79 mixed with white

  1. 804b79
  2. 8d5c86
  3. 996d93
  4. a67ea0
  5. b390ad
  6. bfa2ba
  7. ccb4c8
  8. d9c6d5
  9. e5d9e3
  10. f2ecf1

Darker: #804b79 mixed with black

  1. 804b79
  2. 6e4068
  3. 5d3558
  4. 4d2b48
  5. 3d2139
  6. 2e172b
  7. 1f0e1d
  8. 120610
  9. 060205
  10. 010001

Calmer: #804b79 with less saturation

  1. 804b79
  2. 7d4e77
  3. 7a5074
  4. 775272
  5. 74556f
  6. 71576d
  7. 6e596b
  8. 6b5b68
  9. 685d66
  10. 645f63

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Colors that go with #804b79

Complementary
#804b79#307045
Analogous
#804b79#6b538e#8c485d
Triadic
#804b79#745e0c#006e80
Split
#804b79#586924#007265

Questions about #804b79

What color is #804b79?

#804b79 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Thistle Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(128, 75, 121), in HSL hsl(307.92, 26.11%, 39.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.117% 0.09607 331.845).

What colors go well with #804b79?

The complementary color of #804b79 is #307045. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6b538e and #8c485d. The triadic partners are #745e0c and #006e80.

Is white or black text more readable on #804b79?

White text reads better on #804b79: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and black gives 3.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #804b79 a warm or cool color?

#804b79 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 332 degrees, its lightness 49.1% and its chroma 0.096.