Purple#800080
#800080 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.193 H 328.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #800080 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(128, 0, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 100%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 100%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 49.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.78, 58.93, -36.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(29.78, 69.31, 328.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.09% 0.1647 -0.1015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.09% 0.193 328.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7982, 6.1487, 20.9307) |
| Luminance | 0.0615 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 0.00
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 2.43
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 3.09
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 5.61
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 6.67
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 7.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#800080 #008000
analogous
#400080 #800080 #800040
triadic
#800080 #808000 #008080
tetradic
#800080 #804000 #008000 #004080
square
#800080 #804000 #008000 #004080
split-complementary
#800080 #408000 #008040
monochromatic
#1F001F #430043 #800080 #BD00BD #FA00FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.42
#800080 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.23
#800080 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #800080
9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##800080 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##800080 | 1.00 | 9.42 | 2.23 | 9.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003D83
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#304B7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#842149
Achromatopsia (no color)
#464646
Related colors
#730873#660D65#591058#4D114C#411140#351134#291028#1E0D1D#130712#000000#8E2C8C#9C4699#A95EA5#B675B2#C38BBF#CFA2CB#DCB9D8#E8D0E5#F3E7F2#FFFFFF#7B157A#762074#70286E#6B2F69Indigo
#4B0082
Lavender
#B39DDB
Lilac
#C8A2C8
Mauve
#E0B0FF
Orchid
#DA70D6
Plum
#DDA0DD
Royal Purple
#7851A9
Violet
#8F00FF
Palettes with this color
#C0C0C0
#E8E8E8
#606060
#C0C0C0
#A7A7A7
Silver Color Palette
#708090
#C8CFD7
#38434D
#898077
#7E8C9B
Slate Gray Color Palette
#00FF7F
#B7FFC7
#00822F
#C63980
#18DD6F
Spring Green Color Palette
#AAF0C1
#DCFCE5
#4B795B
#E0BAD4
#94D0A8
Mint Color Palette
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #800080; /* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 0, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.193 328.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a95ea5',
500: '#800080',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #800080; $custom-light: #a95ea5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#800080",
"rgb": {
"r": 128,
"g": 0,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 100,
"l": 25.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42091,
"c": 0.19345,
"h": 328.4
},
"luminance": 0.06148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#800080
secondary
#21BB21
accent
#FF2929
background
#FAF6FA
surface
#F4EBF4
border
#CEC6CE
text
#10050F
muted
#7F7A7F