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#804e9e color: Royal Lilac

#804e9e is rgb(128, 78, 158) in RGB and oklch(51.503% 0.13186 311.434) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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278°
100%

51.5%
0.132
311°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 38%

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 #804e9e

#804e9e is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 51.5% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 311°.

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 Lilac (#84549b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #804e9e mixed with white

  1. 804e9e
  2. 8c5fa8
  3. 9871b2
  4. a582bc
  5. b193c6
  6. bea5cf
  7. cbb7d9
  8. d8c8e3
  9. e5daec
  10. f2edf6

Darker: #804e9e mixed with black

  1. 804e9e
  2. 6e4389
  3. 5d3874
  4. 4d2d60
  5. 3d234d
  6. 2e193a
  7. 1f0f29
  8. 120718
  9. 060209
  10. 010001

Calmer: #804e9e with less saturation

  1. 804e9e
  2. 7e5199
  3. 7b5493
  4. 79578e
  5. 765a89
  6. 745d83
  7. 715f7e
  8. 6f6178
  9. 6c6373
  10. 6a656d

Questions about #804e9e

What color is #804e9e?

#804e9e is soft purple. The closest named color is Royal Lilac. In RGB it is rgb(128, 78, 158), in HSL hsl(277.5, 33.9%, 46.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.503% 0.13186 311.434).

What colors go well with #804e9e?

The complementary color of #804e9e is #4b7614. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5c5bb0 and #98447d. The triadic partners are #955700 and #007a77.

Is white or black text more readable on #804e9e?

White text reads better on #804e9e: 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 #804e9e a warm or cool color?

#804e9e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 51.5% and its chroma 0.132.