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#804ea2 color: Royal Lavender

#804ea2 is rgb(128, 78, 162) in RGB and oklch(51.733% 0.13666 309.92) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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276°
100%

51.7%
0.137
310°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.95:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.53:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #804ea2

#804ea2 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 51.7% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 310°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.95:1 contrast and black text 3.53:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Lavender (#7851a9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #804ea2 mixed with white

  1. 804ea2
  2. 8c60ac
  3. 9871b5
  4. a582bf
  5. b194c8
  6. bea5d2
  7. cbb7db
  8. d8c9e4
  9. e5daed
  10. f2edf6

Darker: #804ea2 mixed with black

  1. 804ea2
  2. 6e438c
  3. 5d3877
  4. 4d2d63
  5. 3d234f
  6. 2e193c
  7. 1f0f2a
  8. 120719
  9. 06020a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #804ea2 with less saturation

  1. 804ea2
  2. 7e529c
  3. 7b5597
  4. 795891
  5. 775b8c
  6. 745d86
  7. 726080
  8. 6f627a
  9. 6d6474
  10. 6a666e

Questions about #804ea2

What color is #804ea2?

#804ea2 is soft purple. The closest named color is Royal Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(128, 78, 162), in HSL hsl(275.71, 35%, 47.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.733% 0.13666 309.92).

What colors go well with #804ea2?

The complementary color of #804ea2 is #4d7706. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5b5cb4 and #994481. The triadic partners are #975700 and #007b76.

Is white or black text more readable on #804ea2?

White text reads better on #804ea2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and black gives 3.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #804ea2 a warm or cool color?

#804ea2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 310 degrees, its lightness 51.7% and its chroma 0.137.