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#824ea9 color: Royal Lavender

#824ea9 is rgb(130, 78, 169) in RGB and oklch(52.375% 0.14575 308.581) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

52.4%
0.146
309°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.81:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.61:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #824ea9

#824ea9 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 52.4% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.81:1 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: #824ea9 mixed with white

  1. 824ea9
  2. 8e60b2
  3. 9a71bb
  4. a683c4
  5. b294cd
  6. bfa6d6
  7. cbb7de
  8. d8c9e7
  9. e5dbef
  10. f2edf7

Darker: #824ea9 mixed with black

  1. 824ea9
  2. 704392
  3. 5f387c
  4. 4e2d67
  5. 3e2353
  6. 2f193f
  7. 200f2c
  8. 12071b
  9. 06020a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #824ea9 with less saturation

  1. 824ea9
  2. 8052a3
  3. 7d559d
  4. 7b5997
  5. 785c91
  6. 765e8a
  7. 746184
  8. 71637e
  9. 6f6677
  10. 6c6871

Questions about #824ea9

What color is #824ea9?

#824ea9 is soft purple. The closest named color is Royal Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(130, 78, 169), in HSL hsl(274.29, 36.84%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.375% 0.14575 308.581).

What colors go well with #824ea9?

The complementary color of #824ea9 is #507900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5a5dbc and #9d4286. The triadic partners are #9b5800 and #007d76.

Is white or black text more readable on #824ea9?

White text reads better on #824ea9: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and black gives 3.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #824ea9 a warm or cool color?

#824ea9 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 52.4% and its chroma 0.146.