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#806aaa color: Wintertime Mauve

#806aaa is rgb(128, 106, 170) in RGB and oklch(57.142% 0.09902 299.067) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

57.1%
0.099
299°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.61:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.56:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #806aaa

#806aaa is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 57.1% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.61:1 contrast and black text 4.56:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Wintertime Mauve (#786daa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #806aaa mixed with white

  1. 806aaa
  2. 8c78b3
  3. 9887bb
  4. a495c4
  5. b0a4cd
  6. bdb3d5
  7. cac2de
  8. d7d1e6
  9. e4e0ee
  10. f2eff7

Darker: #806aaa mixed with black

  1. 806aaa
  2. 6e5b93
  3. 5d4d7d
  4. 4d3f68
  5. 3d3153
  6. 2e243f
  7. 1f182d
  8. 120d1b
  9. 06040b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #806aaa with less saturation

  1. 806aaa
  2. 7f6ca5
  3. 7e6da0
  4. 7d6f9b
  5. 7c7096
  6. 7c7291
  7. 7b738c
  8. 7a7487
  9. 797582
  10. 78777d

Questions about #806aaa

What color is #806aaa?

#806aaa is soft violet. The closest named color is Wintertime Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(128, 106, 170), in HSL hsl(260.63, 27.35%, 54.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.142% 0.09902 299.067).

What colors go well with #806aaa?

The complementary color of #806aaa is #718037. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6075b2 and #986294. The triadic partners are #a36837 and #188b79.

Is white or black text more readable on #806aaa?

White text reads better on #806aaa: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and black gives 4.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #806aaa a warm or cool color?

#806aaa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 57.1% and its chroma 0.099.