#9080FA colour

#9080FA is a light blue close to CSS mediumpurple: RGB 144, 128, 250, HSL 248, 92%, 74%. Black text passes AA (6.65:1). Tints, shades and colour harmonies.

#9080FA

Nearest CSS name: mediumpurple #9370db (not an exact match)
Described as: a light blue
Red, green, blue: 144, 128, 250
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.2827 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#9080fa`
RGB	`rgb(144, 128, 250)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(56.5% 50.2% 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(247.9, 92.4%, 74.1%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247.9, 48.8%, 98%)`
HWB	`hwb(247.9 50.2% 2%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(42%, 49%, 0%, 2%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(59.41% 28.72 -59.98)`
OKLCH	`oklch(67.04% 0.1752 286.68)`
Decimal	`9470202`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 3.16:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 6.65:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	3.16:1	Fail	Pass	Fail	Fail
Black	6.65:1	Pass	Pass	Fail	Pass

Black text is the better choice on #9080FA (6.65:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#9a8cfa 18%#a497fb 27%#aea3fb 36%#b8aefc 45%#c2bafc 55%#cdc5fd 64%#d7d1fd 73%#e1dcfe 82%#ebe8fe 91%#f5f3ff

9%#8374e3 18%#7669cd 27%#695db6 36%#5c519f 45%#4f4688 55%#413a72 64%#342f5b 73%#272344 82%#1a172d 91%#0d0c17

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#9080fa #eafa80

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#80adfa #9080fa #cd80fa

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#9080fa #fa9080 #80fa90

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#9080fa #facd80 #adfa80

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#9080fa #fa80ad #eafa80 #80facd

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#9080fa Protanopia#4d94fe Deuteranopia#4b8ef7 Tritanopia#7099b1 Achromatopsia#919191

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #9080fa;`
Background	`background-color: #9080fa;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #9080fa;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(144 128 250 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #9080fa;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9080fa, #564d96);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #bcb3fc, #9080fa);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #9080fa; color: #000;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #9080FA to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.