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#9B80BC Color

#9B80BC is rgb(155, 128, 188) in RGB, hsl(267, 31%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 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.

#9B80BC
HEX#9B80BC
RGBrgb(155, 128, 188)
HSLhsl(267, 31%, 62%)
HSVhsv(267, 32%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 32%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.092 304.6)
LABlab(57.86% 19.68 -27.73)
LCHlch(57.86% 34.00 305.37)

What #9B80BC 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 #9B80BC, 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 3.24Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 3.58African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.25Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.36Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.65

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

#9B80BC Channel Values

How #9B80BC 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 155 · G 128 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 31% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 32% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.38:1 vs white · 6.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9B80BC 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 text3.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9B80BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9B80BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9B80BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9B80BC
Complementary
#A1BC80
Analogous
#8083BC
Analogous
#B980BC
Triadic
#BC9B80
Triadic
#80BC9B
Split comp.
#BCB980
Split comp.
#83BC80

Tints & Shades of #9B80BC

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

#A891C5
#B5A1CE
#C3B2D7
#D2C6E1
#DFD7EA
#EDE8F3

Shades

#8665AE
#6F4F96
#5B417C
#483361
#342546
#1E1528

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9B80BC.

How #9B80BC 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#9B80BC
Protanopia#8585BC
Protanomaly#8E83BC
Deuteranopia#8A8ABB
Deuteranomaly#9186BC
Tritanopia#938989
Tritanomaly#9686A0
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9B80BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9b80bc: #9B80BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9B80BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9b80bc': '#9B80BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.502, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_9b80bc">#9B80BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#9B80BC"

More Purple Colors

#9B80BC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9B80BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9B80BC?

#9B80BC is a light purple — rgb(155, 128, 188) in RGB and hsl(267, 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 #9B80BC?

#9B80BC is rgb(155, 128, 188) — red 155, green 128, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9B80BC?

#9B80BC converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 32%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9B80BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9B80BC scores 3.38:1 against white and 6.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9B80BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9B80BC 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 19.87, which is visibly different.

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