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#804faa color: Royal Lavender

#804faa is rgb(128, 79, 170) in RGB and oklch(52.368% 0.14467 306.963) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

52.4%
0.145
307°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.81:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.62:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #804faa

#804faa is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 52.4% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.81:1 contrast and black text 3.62:1, 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: #804faa mixed with white

  1. 804faa
  2. 8c61b3
  3. 9872bc
  4. a483c5
  5. b195ce
  6. bea6d6
  7. cab8df
  8. d7c9e7
  9. e4dbef
  10. f2edf7

Darker: #804faa mixed with black

  1. 804faa
  2. 6e4493
  3. 5d387d
  4. 4d2e68
  5. 3d2353
  6. 2e193f
  7. 1f102d
  8. 12071b
  9. 06020b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #804faa with less saturation

  1. 804faa
  2. 7e53a4
  3. 7c569e
  4. 795997
  5. 775c91
  6. 755f8b
  7. 736184
  8. 70647e
  9. 6e6677
  10. 6c6871

Questions about #804faa

What color is #804faa?

#804faa is soft purple. The closest named color is Royal Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(128, 79, 170), in HSL hsl(272.31, 36.55%, 48.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.368% 0.14467 306.963).

What colors go well with #804faa?

The complementary color of #804faa is #537800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #575ebb and #9c4388. The triadic partners are #9c5600 and #007e75.

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

White text reads better on #804faa: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and black gives 3.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #804faa a warm or cool color?

#804faa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 52.4% and its chroma 0.145.