What color is #9C80ED?

#9C80ED is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Periwinkle Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C80ED?

The RGB value is 156, 128, 237: 156 red, 128 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C80ED?

The complementary color is #D1ED80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C80ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C80ED color

#9C80ED rgb(156, 128, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C80ED is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 50.2% green and 92.9% blue (156, 128, 237).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 75% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle Purple (#8E82FE), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#9C80ED color codes

HEX	`#9C80ED`
RGB	`rgb(156, 128, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 50.2%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 75%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 46%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 46%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.44, 34.63, -51.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.44, 61.98, 303.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.712, 28.62, 83.694)`
Decimal	`10256621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C80ED, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9C80ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C80ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9C80ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c80ed; }
.text { color: #9c80ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c80ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 128 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c80ed, #d380ed); }

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Questions

What color is #9C80ED?: #9C80ED is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Periwinkle Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C80ED?: The RGB value is 156, 128, 237: 156 red, 128 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C80ED?: The complementary color is #D1ED80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C80ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.