purplecoolCSS named color
Purple #800080
A medium royal purple; historically the color of royalty.
Use cases: Royal identity · Creative brands
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #800080 | |
| RGB | rgb(128, 0, 128) | |
| HSL | hsl(300, 100%, 25%) | |
| HSV | hsv(300, 100%, 50%) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 49.8%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7982, 6.1487, 20.9307) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.8, 58.9, -36.5) | |
| Luminance | 0.061 (WCAG relative) |
/* Purple */
color: #800080;
background-color: #800080;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#730073 #660066 #5a005a #4d004d #400040 #330033 #260026 #1a001a #0d000d #000000
Tints (toward white)
#8d1a8d #993399 #a64da6 #b366b3 #c080c0 #cc99cc #d9b3d9 #e6cce6 #f2e6f2 #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#800d80 #801a80 #802680 #803380 #804080 #804d80 #805a80 #806680 #807380 #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
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#008000
#800080 #008000
Analogous
Edit in generator →#400080
#800080
#800040
#400080 #800080 #800040
Triadic
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#808000
#008080
#800080 #808000 #008080
Tetradic
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#804000
#008000
#004080
#800080 #804000 #008000 #004080
Split Complementary
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#408000
#008040
#800080 #408000 #008040
Monochromatic
Edit in generator →#1F001F
#430043
#800080
#BD00BD
#FA00FA
#1f001f #430043 #800080 #bd00bd #fa00fa
Accessibility & contrast
9.42
#800080 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓
2.23
#800080 on #000000
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
Best text on purple
9.42
#FFFFFF text
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1.
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Indigo #4B0082 | 10.86 | |
| Royal Purple #7851A9 | 15.09 | |
| Gunmetal #2A3439 | 16.54 | |
| Ocean Blue #4F42B5 | 17.14 | |
| Onyx #353839 | 17.98 | |
| Violet #8F00FF | 18.05 |
Related colors
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.