Purple — #800080
#800080 is a dark, vivid magenta. It is the CSS named color purple.
Color values
| HEX | #800080 |
| RGB | rgb(128, 0, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 100%, 25%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 50%) |
| Decimal | 8388736 |
| CSS | color: #800080; |
| Android | 0xFF800080 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.000, blue: 0.502, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #800080 | 9.42:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Black text on #800080 | 2.23:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | white |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #800080
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #800080 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #800080
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #800080 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #800080; background-color: #800080; }
.element { color: rgb(128 0 128); }
.element { color: hsl(300 100% 25%); }
/* Tailwind arbitrary value */
<div class="bg-[#800080] text-white">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #800080;Frequently asked questions
What color is #800080?
#800080 is a dark, vivid magenta, which CSS calls purple. Its hue sits at 300° on the color wheel, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness.
What is #800080 in RGB?
#800080 converts to rgb(128, 0, 128) — 128 red, 0 green and 128 blue.
What is #800080 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 50%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #800080 be white or black?
White gives the better contrast ratio (9.42:1 versus 2.23:1).
What is the complementary color of #800080?
#008000 — the hue directly opposite #800080 on the color wheel.