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#800080

#800080 Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
  • purple
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#800080 (Purple) is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 0% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 100% saturation and 25.1% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 (WCAG AAA).

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.0615

Complementary

  1. #800080
  2. #008000

Split complementary

  1. #800080
  2. #408000
  3. #008040

Analogous

  1. #400080
  2. #800080
  3. #800040

Triadic

  1. #800080
  2. #808000
  3. #008080

Tetradic

  1. #800080
  2. #800000
  3. #008000
  4. #008080

Square

  1. #800080
  2. #804000
  3. #008000
  4. #004080

Monochromatic

  1. #140014
  2. #340034
  3. #800080
  4. #cd00cd
  5. #ff1aff

Shades

#800080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #800080
  2. #730073
  3. #660066
  4. #5a005a
  5. #4d004d
  6. #400040
  7. #330033
  8. #260026
  9. #1a001a
  10. #0d000d
  11. #000000

Tints

#800080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #800080
  2. #8d1a8d
  3. #993399
  4. #a64da6
  5. #b366b3
  6. #c080c0
  7. #cc99cc
  8. #d9b3d9
  9. #e6cce6
  10. #f2e6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#800080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #800080
  2. #800d80
  3. #801a80
  4. #802680
  5. #803380
  6. #804080
  7. #804d80
  8. #805a80
  9. #806680
  10. #807380
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #623662 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003d83 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #304b7d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #842149 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #502e82 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b3a7e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #831864 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-800080 {
  color: #800080;
}
Background
.bg-800080 {
  background-color: #800080;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-800080 {
  border: 2px solid #800080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #800080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 0 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 100% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-800080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #800080, #800040);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-800080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 0 128 / 0.35);
}

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Purple
#800080  rgb(128, 0, 128)  hsl(300, 100%, 25%)  Purple
#008000  rgb(0, 128, 0)  hsl(120, 100%, 25%)  Green
#808000  rgb(128, 128, 0)  hsl(60, 100%, 25%)  Olive
#008080  rgb(0, 128, 128)  hsl(180, 100%, 25%)  Teal