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#804ca9 color: Royal Lavender

#804ca9 is rgb(128, 76, 169) in RGB and oklch(51.833% 0.14833 307.862) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

51.8%
0.148
308°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.96:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.52:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #804ca9

#804ca9 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 51.8% lightness, 0.148 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.96:1 contrast and black text 3.52:1, 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: #804ca9 mixed with white

  1. 804ca9
  2. 8c5eb2
  3. 9870bb
  4. a581c4
  5. b193cd
  6. bea5d6
  7. cbb6de
  8. d7c8e7
  9. e5daef
  10. f2edf7

Darker: #804ca9 mixed with black

  1. 804ca9
  2. 6e4192
  3. 5d367c
  4. 4d2c67
  5. 3d2253
  6. 2e183f
  7. 1f0f2c
  8. 12061b
  9. 06020a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #804ca9 with less saturation

  1. 804ca9
  2. 7e50a3
  3. 7b549d
  4. 795796
  5. 775a90
  6. 745d8a
  7. 725f83
  8. 6f627d
  9. 6d6476
  10. 6b666f

Questions about #804ca9

What color is #804ca9?

#804ca9 is soft purple. The closest named color is Royal Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(128, 76, 169), in HSL hsl(273.55, 37.96%, 48.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.833% 0.14833 307.862).

What colors go well with #804ca9?

The complementary color of #804ca9 is #4f7700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #575bbb and #9c4086. The triadic partners are #995600 and #007c74.

Is white or black text more readable on #804ca9?

White text reads better on #804ca9: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and black gives 3.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #804ca9 a warm or cool color?

#804ca9 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 51.8% and its chroma 0.148.