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#804ca6 color: Royal Lavender

#804ca6 is rgb(128, 76, 166) in RGB and oklch(51.651% 0.14476 308.871) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

51.7%
0.145
309°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.50:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #804ca6

#804ca6 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 51.7% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6:1 contrast and black text 3.5:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Lavender (#7851a9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #804ca6 mixed with white

  1. 804ca6
  2. 8c5eaf
  3. 9870b9
  4. a581c2
  5. b193cb
  6. bea4d4
  7. cbb6dd
  8. d8c8e6
  9. e5daee
  10. f2edf7

Darker: #804ca6 mixed with black

  1. 804ca6
  2. 6e4190
  3. 5d367a
  4. 4d2c65
  5. 3d2251
  6. 2e183e
  7. 1f0f2b
  8. 12061a
  9. 06020a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #804ca6 with less saturation

  1. 804ca6
  2. 7e50a0
  3. 7b539a
  4. 795794
  5. 765a8e
  6. 745c88
  7. 725f82
  8. 6f617b
  9. 6d6475
  10. 6a666e

Questions about #804ca6

What color is #804ca6?

#804ca6 is soft purple. The closest named color is Royal Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(128, 76, 166), in HSL hsl(274.67, 37.19%, 47.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.651% 0.14476 308.871).

What colors go well with #804ca6?

The complementary color of #804ca6 is #4d7700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #585bb9 and #9b4183. The triadic partners are #985600 and #007b75.

Is white or black text more readable on #804ca6?

White text reads better on #804ca6: white gives a contrast ratio of 6:1 and black gives 3.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #804ca6 a warm or cool color?

#804ca6 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 51.7% and its chroma 0.145.