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#804eaa color: Royal Lavender

#804eaa is rgb(128, 78, 170) in RGB and oklch(52.209% 0.1463 307.158) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

52.2%
0.146
307°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.85:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.59:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #804eaa

#804eaa is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 52.2% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.85:1 contrast and black text 3.59:1, 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: #804eaa mixed with white

  1. 804eaa
  2. 8c60b3
  3. 9871bc
  4. a483c5
  5. b194ce
  6. bea6d6
  7. cab7df
  8. d7c9e7
  9. e4dbef
  10. f2edf7

Darker: #804eaa mixed with black

  1. 804eaa
  2. 6e4393
  3. 5d387d
  4. 4d2d68
  5. 3d2353
  6. 2e193f
  7. 1f0f2d
  8. 12071b
  9. 06020b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #804eaa with less saturation

  1. 804eaa
  2. 7e52a4
  3. 7b559e
  4. 795897
  5. 775b91
  6. 755e8b
  7. 726184
  8. 70637e
  9. 6e6577
  10. 6c6770

Questions about #804eaa

What color is #804eaa?

#804eaa is soft purple. The closest named color is Royal Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(128, 78, 170), in HSL hsl(272.61, 37.1%, 48.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.209% 0.1463 307.158).

What colors go well with #804eaa?

The complementary color of #804eaa is #527800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #575dbc and #9c4287. The triadic partners are #9b5600 and #007d74.

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

White text reads better on #804eaa: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and black gives 3.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #804eaa a warm or cool color?

#804eaa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 52.2% and its chroma 0.146.