#8A80A1
Closest named color: Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A). oklch(62% 0.05 298.8), rgb(138, 128, 161).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.68:1).
About this color
#8A80A1 is a medium-light, muted purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.050 and its hue 299°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.68:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.050) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A) |
| Black text | 5.68:1 |
| White text | 3.69:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A80A1 |
| RGB | rgb(138, 128, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 15%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.05 298.8) |
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 #8A80A1 | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A80A1 | 5.68:1 | AA | Lc 39.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A80A1 text on white | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A80A1 text on black | 5.68:1 | 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
#F6F5F7
oklch(97.1% 0.003 308.4)
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Step 100
100
#EAE9EE
oklch(93.6% 0.007 295.4)
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Step 200
200
#DAD7E1
oklch(88.4% 0.014 299.8)
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Step 300
300
#C2BDCF
oklch(80.8% 0.026 298.5)
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Step 400
400
#A39CB6
oklch(70.7% 0.038 297.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A80A1
oklch(62% 0.05 298.8)
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Step 600
600
#776D8F
oklch(55.7% 0.053 298.1)
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Step 700
700
#645B7A
oklch(49.2% 0.05 297.8)
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Step 800
800
#524A63
oklch(42.7% 0.042 299.3)
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Step 900
900
#443E51
oklch(37.8% 0.033 299.3)
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Step 950
950
#28242F
oklch(26.9% 0.021 301.6)
#8A80A1 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) | #7985A2 | 0.027 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7B85A0 | 0.025 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #86858B | 0.041 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.050 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A80A1
#8A80A1
oklch(62% 0.05 298.8)
- #838B69
#838B69
oklch(62.1% 0.05 118.6)
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 #8A80A1, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.022
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.023
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.039
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.041
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.042
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.044
- Heather #A484AC ΔE 0.046
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.047
Use #8A80A1 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.