#9580E8
Closest named color: Lavender Blue (#8B88F8). oklch(66.4% 0.151 291), rgb(149, 128, 232).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.53:1).
About this color
#9580E8 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.151 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lavender Blue (#8B88F8), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.53:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.151) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lavender Blue (#8B88F8) |
| Black text | 6.53:1 |
| White text | 3.21:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9580E8 |
| RGB | rgb(149, 128, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 69%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.4% 0.151 291) |
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 #9580E8 | 3.21:1 | AA large text | Lc -64.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9580E8 | 6.53:1 | AA | Lc 44.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9580E8 text on white | 3.21:1 | AA large text | Lc 59.2 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9580E8 text on black | 6.53:1 | AA | Lc -42.5 | 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
#D9D5F3
oklch(88.5% 0.041 291.7)
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Step 300
300
#C0B9ED
oklch(80.9% 0.073 290.8)
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Step 400
400
#A193E5
oklch(70.8% 0.118 290.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9580E8
oklch(66.4% 0.151 291)
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Step 600
600
#765CCA
oklch(55.5% 0.164 291)
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Step 700
700
#644BAF
oklch(49.1% 0.153 291.3)
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Step 800
800
#513E8E
oklch(42.7% 0.127 291)
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Step 900
900
#433671
oklch(37.8% 0.098 291.1)
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Step 950
950
#272042
oklch(27% 0.062 291.2)
#9580E8 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) | #5C91EC | 0.078 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5E8DE6 | 0.075 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8094A9 | 0.125 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8F8F8F | 0.152 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9580E8
#9580E8
oklch(66.4% 0.151 291)
- #989B00
#989B00
oklch(66.5% 0.146 111.2)
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 #9580E8, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9580E8.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.030
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.031
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.034
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.041
- Wisteria #A87DC2 ΔE 0.063
- Periwinkle Blue #8F99FB ΔE 0.063
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.064
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.066
Use #9580E8 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.