#9080E8
Closest named color: Lavender Blue (#8B88F8). oklch(66% 0.151 288.6), rgb(144, 128, 232).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.43:1).
About this color
#9080E8 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.151 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lavender Blue (#8B88F8), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.43:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.151) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Lavender Blue (#8B88F8) |
| Black text | 6.43:1 |
| White text | 3.26:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9080E8 |
| RGB | rgb(144, 128, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 69%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66% 0.151 288.6) |
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 #9080E8 | 3.26:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9080E8 | 6.43:1 | AA | Lc 44.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9080E8 text on white | 3.26:1 | AA large text | Lc 59.8 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9080E8 text on black | 6.43:1 | AA | Lc -41.9 | 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
#F5F4FC
oklch(97% 0.011 292)
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Step 100
100
#E9E8F8
oklch(93.6% 0.021 288.9)
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Step 200
200
#D7D5F3
oklch(88.4% 0.041 288.6)
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Step 300
300
#BEB9EE
oklch(80.8% 0.074 288.9)
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Step 400
400
#9E94E6
oklch(70.8% 0.118 288.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9080E8
oklch(66% 0.151 288.6)
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Step 600
600
#725DCC
oklch(55.5% 0.165 288.5)
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Step 700
700
#604CB0
oklch(49% 0.153 288.7)
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Step 800
800
#4E3F8F
oklch(42.6% 0.127 288.4)
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Step 900
900
#413772
oklch(37.8% 0.098 288.6)
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Step 950
950
#262043
oklch(27% 0.064 289.3)
#9080E8 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) | #5B91EC | 0.073 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5B8CE6 | 0.071 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7894A9 | 0.126 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8E8E8E | 0.152 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9080E8
#9080E8
oklch(66% 0.151 288.6)
- #9A9800
#9A9800
oklch(66% 0.143 108.8)
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 #9080E8, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9080E8.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.028
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.031
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.032
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.040
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.059
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.063
- Periwinkle Blue #8F99FB ΔE 0.064
- Wisteria #A87DC2 ΔE 0.067
Use #9080E8 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.