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#844fa1 color: Royal Lilac

#844fa1 is rgb(132, 79, 161) in RGB and oklch(52.299% 0.13535 312.418) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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279°
100%

52.3%
0.135
312°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 37%

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 #844fa1

#844fa1 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 52.3% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 312°.

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 Lilac (#84549b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #844fa1 mixed with white

  1. 844fa1
  2. 9060ab
  3. 9c72b4
  4. a883be
  5. b494c8
  6. c0a6d1
  7. cdb7da
  8. d9c9e4
  9. e6dbed
  10. f2edf6

Darker: #844fa1 mixed with black

  1. 844fa1
  2. 72448b
  3. 603876
  4. 4f2e62
  5. 3f234e
  6. 2f193c
  7. 20102a
  8. 120719
  9. 060209
  10. 010001

Calmer: #844fa1 with less saturation

  1. 844fa1
  2. 81539c
  3. 7f5696
  4. 7c5991
  5. 7a5c8c
  6. 775e86
  7. 756181
  8. 72637b
  9. 6f6675
  10. 6c6870

Questions about #844fa1

What color is #844fa1?

#844fa1 is soft purple. The closest named color is Royal Lilac. In RGB it is rgb(132, 79, 161), in HSL hsl(278.78, 34.17%, 47.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.299% 0.13535 312.418).

What colors go well with #844fa1?

The complementary color of #844fa1 is #4a7916. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #605cb5 and #9c457f. The triadic partners are #975a00 and #007d7a.

Is white or black text more readable on #844fa1?

White text reads better on #844fa1: 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 #844fa1 a warm or cool color?

#844fa1 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 312 degrees, its lightness 52.3% and its chroma 0.135.