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#8050aa color: Royal Lavender

#8050aa is rgb(128, 80, 170) in RGB and oklch(52.528% 0.14304 306.762) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

52.5%
0.143
307°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.76:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.65:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #8050aa

#8050aa is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 52.5% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.76:1 contrast and black text 3.65:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Lavender (#7851a9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8050aa mixed with white

  1. 8050aa
  2. 8c62b3
  3. 9873bc
  4. a484c5
  5. b195ce
  6. bea6d6
  7. cab8df
  8. d7c9e7
  9. e4dbef
  10. f2edf7

Darker: #8050aa mixed with black

  1. 8050aa
  2. 6e4493
  3. 5d397d
  4. 4d2e68
  5. 3d2453
  6. 2e1a3f
  7. 1f102d
  8. 12071b
  9. 06020b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8050aa with less saturation

  1. 8050aa
  2. 7e54a4
  3. 7c579e
  4. 795a98
  5. 775d91
  6. 755f8b
  7. 736285
  8. 71647e
  9. 6f6678
  10. 6c6871

Questions about #8050aa

What color is #8050aa?

#8050aa is soft purple. The closest named color is Royal Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(128, 80, 170), in HSL hsl(272, 36%, 49.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.528% 0.14304 306.762).

What colors go well with #8050aa?

The complementary color of #8050aa is #547800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #575fbb and #9c4488. The triadic partners are #9d5700 and #007e75.

Is white or black text more readable on #8050aa?

White text reads better on #8050aa: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and black gives 3.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8050aa a warm or cool color?

#8050aa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 52.5% and its chroma 0.143.