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#804AB0 Color

#804AB0 is rgb(128, 74, 176) in RGB, hsl(272, 41%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 58%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Heart (#69359C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#804AB0
HEX#804AB0
RGBrgb(128, 74, 176)
HSLhsl(272, 41%, 49%)
HSVhsv(272, 58%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 58%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(52% 0.16 306)
LABlab(41.76% 38.18 -46.22)
LCHlch(41.76% 59.95 309.56)

What #804AB0 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #804AB0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Heart#69359CΔE 8.57Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 8.7Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 9.47Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.48Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 10.51Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.63

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#804AB0 Channel Values

How #804AB0 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 128 · G 74 · B 1768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 41% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 58% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.96:1 vs white · 3.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #804AB0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #804AB0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #804AB0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #804AB0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#804AB0
Complementary
#7AB04A
Analogous
#4D4AB0
Analogous
#B04AAD
Triadic
#B0804A
Triadic
#4AB080
Split comp.
#ADB04A
Split comp.
#4AB04D

Tints & Shades of #804AB0

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9261BD
#A37AC7
#B593D2
#C6ACDC
#D7C5E7
#E9DFF1

Shades

#71419B
#5E3681
#4F2D6C
#3C2353
#2D1A3D
#1A0F24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #804AB0.

How #804AB0 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#804AB0
Protanopia#5656B0
Protanomaly#6952B0
Deuteranopia#6060AF
Deuteranomaly#6E58B0
Tritanopia#725F5F
Tritanomaly#785787
Achromatopsia#646464

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #804AB0 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-804ab0: #804AB0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #804AB0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-804ab0': '#804AB0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.290, blue: 0.690)
Android XML<color name="color_804ab0">#804AB0</color>
SVG fillfill="#804AB0"

More Purple Colors

#804AB0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#804AB0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #804AB0?

#804AB0 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(128, 74, 176) in RGB and hsl(272, 41%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Heart (#69359C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.57.

What is the RGB value of #804AB0?

#804AB0 is rgb(128, 74, 176) — red 128, green 74, and blue 176 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #804AB0?

#804AB0 converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 58%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #804AB0 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #804AB0 scores 5.96:1 against white and 3.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #804AB0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #804AB0 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 9.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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