#7D80AE
Closest named color: Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A). oklch(61.5% 0.069 281.2), rgb(125, 128, 174).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.57:1).
About this color
#7D80AE is a medium-dark, muted purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.069 and its hue 281°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.57:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.069) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A) |
| Black text | 5.57:1 |
| White text | 3.76:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7D80AE |
| RGB | rgb(125, 128, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 23%, 59%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.5% 0.069 281.2) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #7D80AE | 3.76:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7D80AE | 5.57:1 | AA | Lc 38.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7D80AE text on white | 3.76:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7D80AE text on black | 5.57:1 | AA | Lc -36.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F5F5F8
oklch(97.1% 0.004 286.3)
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Step 100
100
#E8E9F0
oklch(93.5% 0.009 279.7)
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Step 200
200
#D6D8E6
oklch(88.5% 0.019 279.5)
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Step 300
300
#BCBFD7
oklch(81% 0.034 280)
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Step 400
400
#9A9DC2
oklch(70.6% 0.054 281.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7D80AE
oklch(61.5% 0.069 281.2)
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Step 600
600
#6B6E9F
oklch(55.6% 0.076 280.9)
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Step 700
700
#5A5C88
oklch(49.2% 0.07 281.5)
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Step 800
800
#494B6E
oklch(42.6% 0.058 281.1)
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Step 900
900
#3D3F59
oklch(37.7% 0.044 280.6)
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Step 950
950
#242534
oklch(27% 0.028 281.4)
#7D80AE with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #7385B0 | 0.018 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7182AD | 0.017 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #718890 | 0.061 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.070 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7D80AE
#7D80AE
oklch(61.5% 0.069 281.2)
- #8D8654
#8D8654
oklch(61.4% 0.07 101.3)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #7D80AE, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.030
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.040
- Faded Blue #658CBB ΔE 0.042
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.046
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.046
- Dusty Blue #5A86AD ΔE 0.046
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.048
- Off Blue #5684AE ΔE 0.049
Use #7D80AE in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.