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#804ea8 color: Royal Lavender

#804ea8 is rgb(128, 78, 168) in RGB and oklch(52.088% 0.14389 307.818) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

52.1%
0.144
308°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.88:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.57:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #804ea8

#804ea8 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 52.1% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.88:1 contrast and black text 3.57:1, 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: #804ea8 mixed with white

  1. 804ea8
  2. 8c60b1
  3. 9871ba
  4. a583c3
  5. b194cc
  6. bea5d5
  7. cbb7de
  8. d7c9e6
  9. e4dbef
  10. f2edf7

Darker: #804ea8 mixed with black

  1. 804ea8
  2. 6e4392
  3. 5d387c
  4. 4d2d67
  5. 3d2352
  6. 2e193f
  7. 1f0f2c
  8. 12071a
  9. 06020a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #804ea8 with less saturation

  1. 804ea8
  2. 7e52a2
  3. 7b559c
  4. 795896
  5. 775b90
  6. 755e89
  7. 726083
  8. 70637d
  9. 6e6576
  10. 6b6770

Questions about #804ea8

What color is #804ea8?

#804ea8 is soft purple. The closest named color is Royal Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(128, 78, 168), in HSL hsl(273.33, 36.59%, 48.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.088% 0.14389 307.818).

What colors go well with #804ea8?

The complementary color of #804ea8 is #517700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #585dba and #9b4386. The triadic partners are #9a5600 and #007d75.

Is white or black text more readable on #804ea8?

White text reads better on #804ea8: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and black gives 3.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #804ea8 a warm or cool color?

#804ea8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 52.1% and its chroma 0.144.