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#804AAA

#804aaa ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#804aaa is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 29.02% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.71% cyan, 56.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 273.75°, with 39.34% saturation and 47.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1239

Complementary

  1. #804aaa
  2. #74aa4a

Split complementary

  1. #804aaa
  2. #a4aa4a
  3. #4aaa50

Analogous

  1. #504aaa
  2. #804aaa
  3. #aa4aa4

Triadic

  1. #804aaa
  2. #aa804a
  3. #4aaa80

Tetradic

  1. #804aaa
  2. #aa4a74
  3. #74aa4a
  4. #4aaa80

Square

  1. #804aaa
  2. #aa504a
  3. #74aa4a
  4. #4aa4aa

Monochromatic

  1. #301c3f
  2. #583375
  3. #804aaa
  4. #a57bc6
  5. #c9b0dd

Shades

#804aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #804aaa
  2. #734399
  3. #663b88
  4. #5a3477
  5. #4d2c66
  6. #402555
  7. #331e44
  8. #261633
  9. #1a0f22
  10. #0d0711
  11. #000000

Tints

#804aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #804aaa
  2. #8d5cb3
  3. #996ebb
  4. #a680c4
  5. #b392cc
  6. #c0a5d5
  7. #ccb7dd
  8. #d9c9e6
  9. #e6dbee
  10. #f2edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#804aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #804aaa
  2. #804fa6
  3. #8055a2
  4. #805a9d
  5. #806099
  6. #806595
  7. #806a91
  8. #80708d
  9. #807588
  10. #807b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #705a85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2961ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d63a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a5c73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5958ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f5aa9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c558c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-804aaa {
  color: #804aaa;
}
Background
.bg-804aaa {
  background-color: #804aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-804aaa {
  border: 2px solid #804aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #804aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 74 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 39% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-804aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #804aaa, #aa4aa4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-804aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 74 170 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 2.64 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.69 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.12 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.73 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 9.28 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.33 #7fb555 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#804aaa  rgb(128, 74, 170)  hsl(274, 39%, 48%)  Royal Purple
#74aa4a  rgb(116, 170, 74)  hsl(94, 39%, 48%)  Asparagus
#aa804a  rgb(170, 128, 74)  hsl(34, 39%, 48%)  Cafe au Lait
#4aaa80  rgb(74, 170, 128)  hsl(154, 39%, 48%)  Mint