#8480AD
Closest named color: Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A). oklch(62% 0.067 288.3), rgb(132, 128, 173).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.67:1).
About this color
#8480AD is a medium-light, muted purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.067 and its hue 288°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.67:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.067) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A) |
| Black text | 5.67:1 |
| White text | 3.70:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8480AD |
| RGB | rgb(132, 128, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 22%, 59%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.067 288.3) |
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 #8480AD | 3.70:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8480AD | 5.67:1 | AA | Lc 39.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8480AD text on white | 3.70:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8480AD text on black | 5.67:1 | AA | Lc -37.1 | 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
#E9E9F0
oklch(93.6% 0.009 286.2)
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Step 200
200
#D8D7E5
oklch(88.4% 0.019 289.3)
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Step 300
300
#BFBED5
oklch(81% 0.032 287.7)
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Step 400
400
#9F9CC0
oklch(70.8% 0.052 288.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8480AD
oklch(62% 0.067 288.3)
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Step 600
600
#716C9C
oklch(55.5% 0.074 288.5)
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Step 700
700
#5F5A85
oklch(49% 0.068 288.9)
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Step 800
800
#4D4A6C
oklch(42.6% 0.056 287.8)
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Step 900
900
#403E58
oklch(37.7% 0.044 287.6)
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Step 950
950
#262433
oklch(26.9% 0.028 290.5)
#8480AD 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) | #7586AF | 0.025 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7484AC | 0.024 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7B8890 | 0.058 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.068 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8480AD
#8480AD
oklch(62% 0.067 288.3)
- #8A8A59
#8A8A59
oklch(62.1% 0.068 108.2)
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 #8480AD, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.031
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.041
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.043
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.047
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.047
- Faded Blue #658CBB ΔE 0.049
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.051
- Faded Purple #916E99 ΔE 0.051
Use #8480AD 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.