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#804eab color: Royal Lavender

#804eab is rgb(128, 78, 171) in RGB and oklch(52.269% 0.14751 306.835) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

52.3%
0.148
307°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.84:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.60:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #804eab

#804eab is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 52.3% lightness, 0.148 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.84:1 contrast and black text 3.6:1, 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: #804eab mixed with white

  1. 804eab
  2. 8c60b4
  3. 9871bd
  4. a483c6
  5. b194ce
  6. bea6d7
  7. cab7df
  8. d7c9e7
  9. e4dbef
  10. f2edf7

Darker: #804eab mixed with black

  1. 804eab
  2. 6e4394
  3. 5d387e
  4. 4d2d68
  5. 3d2354
  6. 2e1940
  7. 1f0f2d
  8. 12071b
  9. 06020b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #804eab with less saturation

  1. 804eab
  2. 7e52a5
  3. 7b559e
  4. 795998
  5. 775c92
  6. 755e8b
  7. 726185
  8. 70637e
  9. 6e6577
  10. 6c6871

Questions about #804eab

What color is #804eab?

#804eab is soft purple. The closest named color is Royal Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(128, 78, 171), in HSL hsl(272.26, 37.35%, 48.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.269% 0.14751 306.835).

What colors go well with #804eab?

The complementary color of #804eab is #537800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #565dbd and #9c4288. The triadic partners are #9c5600 and #007d74.

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

White text reads better on #804eab: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and black gives 3.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #804eab a warm or cool color?

#804eab is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 52.3% and its chroma 0.148.