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#9980BC Color

#9980BC is rgb(153, 128, 188) in RGB, hsl(265, 31%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 32%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9980BC
HEX#9980BC
RGBrgb(153, 128, 188)
HSLhsl(265, 31%, 62%)
HSVhsv(265, 32%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 32%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(64.5% 0.092 303)
LABlab(57.67% 19.00 -28.05)
LCHlch(57.67% 33.88 304.11)

What #9980BC 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 #9980BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 1.99Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 3.43Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 4.23African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.01Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.4Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.49

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

#9980BC Channel Values

How #9980BC 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 153 · G 128 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 31% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 32% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.4:1 vs white · 6.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9980BC 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 text3.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9980BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9980BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9980BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9980BC
Complementary
#A3BC80
Analogous
#8085BC
Analogous
#B780BC
Triadic
#BC9980
Triadic
#80BC99
Split comp.
#BCB780
Split comp.
#85BC80

Tints & Shades of #9980BC

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

#A791C5
#B4A1CE
#C1B2D7
#D1C6E1
#DFD7EA
#ECE8F3

Shades

#8465AE
#6D4F96
#59417C
#463361
#332546
#1D1528

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9980BC.

How #9980BC 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#9980BC
Protanopia#8585BC
Protanomaly#8D83BC
Deuteranopia#8989BC
Deuteranomaly#9085BC
Tritanopia#918989
Tritanomaly#9486A0
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

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Using #9980BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9980bc: #9980BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9980BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9980bc': '#9980BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.502, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_9980bc">#9980BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#9980BC"

More Purple Colors

#9980BC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9980BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9980BC?

#9980BC is a light purple — rgb(153, 128, 188) in RGB and hsl(265, 31%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.99.

What is the RGB value of #9980BC?

#9980BC is rgb(153, 128, 188) — red 153, green 128, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9980BC?

#9980BC converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 32%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9980BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9980BC scores 3.4:1 against white and 6.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9980BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9980BC 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 20.5, which is visibly different.

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