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#804C9A Color

#804C9A is rgb(128, 76, 154) in RGB, hsl(280, 34%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 51%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Purple (#7851A9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#804C9A
HEX#804C9A
RGBrgb(128, 76, 154)
HSLhsl(280, 34%, 45%)
HSVhsv(280, 51%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 51%, 0%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(51% 0.131 313.4)
LABlab(41.12% 33.14 -34.17)
LCHlch(41.12% 47.60 314.13)

What #804C9A 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 #804C9A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 8.09Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 9.8Eminence#6C3082ΔE 10.68Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 12.11Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 14.05Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 14.05

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

#804C9A Channel Values

How #804C9A 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 76 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 34% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 51% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.14:1 vs white · 3.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #804C9A 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 text6.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #804C9A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #804C9A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#804C9A
Complementary
#669A4C
Analogous
#594C9A
Analogous
#9A4C8D
Triadic
#9A804C
Triadic
#4C9A80
Split comp.
#8D9A4C
Split comp.
#4C9A59

Tints & Shades of #804C9A

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

#955EB0
#A576BC
#B792C9
#C6AAD5
#D9C5E2
#E8DDEE

Shades

#6F4285
#5E3871
#4D2D5C
#3E254B
#2D1B37
#1C1122

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #804C9A.

How #804C9A 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#804C9A
Protanopia#58589A
Protanomaly#6A539A
Deuteranopia#616199
Deuteranomaly#6F5999
Tritanopia#775B5B
Tritanomaly#7B5579
Achromatopsia#626262

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Using #804C9A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-804c9a: #804C9A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #804C9A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-804c9a': '#804C9A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.298, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_804c9a">#804C9A</color>
SVG fillfill="#804C9A"

More Purple Colors

#804C9A sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#804C9A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #804C9A?

#804C9A is a mid-tone purple — rgb(128, 76, 154) in RGB and hsl(280, 34%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.09.

What is the RGB value of #804C9A?

#804C9A is rgb(128, 76, 154) — red 128, green 76, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #804C9A?

#804C9A converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 51%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #804C9A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #804C9A scores 6.14:1 against white and 3.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #804C9A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #804C9A 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 16.94, which is visibly different.

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