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#804fa9 color: Royal Lavender

#804fa9 is rgb(128, 79, 169) in RGB and oklch(52.308% 0.14346 307.291) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

52.3%
0.143
307°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.82:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.61:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #804fa9

#804fa9 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 52.3% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.82:1 contrast and black text 3.61:1, 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: #804fa9 mixed with white

  1. 804fa9
  2. 8c61b2
  3. 9872bb
  4. a583c4
  5. b195cd
  6. bea6d6
  7. cab7de
  8. d7c9e7
  9. e4dbef
  10. f2edf7

Darker: #804fa9 mixed with black

  1. 804fa9
  2. 6e4492
  3. 5d387c
  4. 4d2e67
  5. 3d2353
  6. 2e193f
  7. 1f102c
  8. 12071b
  9. 06020a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #804fa9 with less saturation

  1. 804fa9
  2. 7e53a3
  3. 7c569d
  4. 795997
  5. 775c90
  6. 755f8a
  7. 736184
  8. 70647e
  9. 6e6677
  10. 6c6870

Questions about #804fa9

What color is #804fa9?

#804fa9 is soft purple. The closest named color is Royal Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(128, 79, 169), in HSL hsl(272.67, 36.29%, 48.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.308% 0.14346 307.291).

What colors go well with #804fa9?

The complementary color of #804fa9 is #537800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #575eba and #9b4487. The triadic partners are #9c5600 and #007d75.

Is white or black text more readable on #804fa9?

White text reads better on #804fa9: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and black gives 3.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #804fa9 a warm or cool color?

#804fa9 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 52.3% and its chroma 0.143.