#9B80EA
Closest named color: Lavender Blue (#8B88F8). oklch(67% 0.154 293.5), rgb(155, 128, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.66:1).
About this color
#9B80EA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 67%, its chroma 0.154 and its hue 294°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lavender Blue (#8B88F8), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.66:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (67%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.154) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lavender Blue (#8B88F8) |
| Black text | 6.66:1 |
| White text | 3.14:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9B80EA |
| RGB | rgb(155, 128, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 72%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67% 0.154 293.5) |
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 #9B80EA | 3.14:1 | AA large text | Lc -63.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9B80EA | 6.66:1 | AA | Lc 45.6 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9B80EA text on white | 3.14:1 | AA large text | Lc 58.4 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9B80EA text on black | 6.66:1 | AA | Lc -43.3 | 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 400.
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Step 50
50
#F6F4FE
oklch(97.2% 0.013 295.3)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7FB
oklch(93.6% 0.027 292.8)
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Step 200
200
#DAD3FA
oklch(88.5% 0.054 293.5)
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Step 300
300
#C3B5F9
oklch(80.9% 0.096 293.6)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#9B80EA
oklch(67% 0.154 293.5)
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Step 500
500
#926AF3
oklch(63.1% 0.197 293.4)
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Step 600
600
#7E4CE1
oklch(55.5% 0.214 293.6)
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Step 700
700
#6B3CC4
oklch(49.2% 0.199 293.6)
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Step 800
800
#57339E
oklch(42.7% 0.164 293.7)
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Step 900
900
#472E7E
oklch(37.7% 0.129 293.6)
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Step 950
950
#291C4A
oklch(27% 0.082 293.1)
#9B80EA 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) | #5D92EE | 0.086 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #618FE7 | 0.081 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8894AA | 0.125 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #919191 | 0.155 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9B80EA
#9B80EA
oklch(67% 0.154 293.5)
- #969E00
#969E00
oklch(67% 0.15 113.3)
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 #9B80EA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9B80EA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.033
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.034
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.035
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.045
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.056
- Wisteria #A87DC2 ΔE 0.062
- Periwinkle Blue #8F99FB ΔE 0.063
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.063
Use #9B80EA 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.