#80798E
Closest named color: Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A). oklch(59% 0.033 300.6), rgb(128, 121, 142).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.04:1).
About this color
#80798E is a medium-dark, muted purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.033 and its hue 301°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.04:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.033) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A) |
| Black text | 5.04:1 |
| White text | 4.16:1 |
Values
| HEX | #80798E |
| RGB | rgb(128, 121, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 9%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59% 0.033 300.6) |
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 #80798E | 4.16:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #80798E | 5.04:1 | AA | Lc 35.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #80798E text on white | 4.16:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #80798E text on black | 5.04:1 | AA | Lc -33.0 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F5F5F6
oklch(97% 0.001 286.4)
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Step 100
100
#EAE9EC
oklch(93.6% 0.004 301.4)
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Step 200
200
#DAD8DE
oklch(88.6% 0.008 301.3)
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Step 300
300
#C2BFC9
oklch(81% 0.014 299.7)
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Step 400
400
#A39DAD
oklch(70.6% 0.024 302.8)
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Step 500
500
#8C8699
oklch(63.2% 0.029 300)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#80798E
oklch(59% 0.033 300.6)
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Step 700
700
#635D70
oklch(49.1% 0.031 299.7)
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Step 800
800
#514C5B
oklch(42.7% 0.025 300.5)
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Step 900
900
#433F4B
oklch(37.6% 0.021 300.6)
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Step 950
950
#27252C
oklch(27% 0.013 298.6)
#80798E 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) | #757C8F | 0.017 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #767C8D | 0.017 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7E7C80 | 0.026 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.033 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #80798E
#80798E
oklch(59% 0.033 300.6)
- #7A806B
#7A806B
oklch(58.9% 0.032 120.3)
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 #80798E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.021
- Purple Grey #866F85 ΔE 0.028
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.028
- Grey Purple #826D8C ΔE 0.033
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.034
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.035
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.036
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.036
Use #80798E 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.