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#9880FA Color

#9880FA is rgb(152, 128, 250) in RGB, hsl(252, 92%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 49%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9880FA
HEX#9880FA
RGBrgb(152, 128, 250)
HSLhsl(252, 92%, 74%)
HSVhsv(252, 49%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 49%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.175 290)
LABlab(60.12% 30.87 -58.81)
LCHlch(60.12% 66.42 297.69)

What #9880FA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9880FA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.99Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 12.07Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 15.6Amethyst#9966CCΔE 16.14Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 18.29Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 18.8

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#9880FA Channel Values

How #9880FA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 152 · G 128 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 92% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 49% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.09:1 vs white · 6.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9880FA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9880FA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9880FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9880FA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9880FA
Complementary
#E1FA80
Analogous
#80A4FA
Analogous
#D580FA
Triadic
#FA9880
Triadic
#80FA98
Split comp.
#FAD580
Split comp.
#A4FA80

Tints & Shades of #9880FA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A48EFA
#B4A2FB
#C0B1FC
#D0C4FD
#DBD3FD
#EBE7FE

Shades

#714FF8
#491EF6
#3209D7
#2707A6
#1B0576
#100345

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9880FA.

How #9880FA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9880FA
Protanopia#8484FA
Protanomaly#8D83FA
Deuteranopia#8989FA
Deuteranomaly#8F85FA
Tritanopia#819797
Tritanomaly#8B8EC6
Achromatopsia#939393

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Using #9880FA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9880fa: #9880FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9880FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9880fa': '#9880FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.596, green: 0.502, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_9880fa">#9880FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#9880FA"

More Blue Colors

#9880FA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9880FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9880FA?

#9880FA is a light blue — rgb(152, 128, 250) in RGB and hsl(252, 92%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.99.

What is the RGB value of #9880FA?

#9880FA is rgb(152, 128, 250) — red 152, green 128, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9880FA?

#9880FA converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 49%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9880FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9880FA scores 3.09:1 against white and 6.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9880FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9880FA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 9.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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