What is color #800080?
#800080 is Purple, a balanced magenta tone with a cold character. It is a staple of mid-century palettes and carries the mood of rebellion.
Historically, this kind of color traces back to the 1859 discovery tied to the Battle of Magenta. Today it appears across entertainment streaming and music festivals.
To make the most of #800080, layer it over darker tones for depth, or combine it with analogous neighbors for harmonious palettes.
Conversions for #800080
HEX
#800080
RGB
128, 0, 128
HSL
300°, 100%, 25%
HSV
300°, 100%, 50%
CMYK
0%, 100%, 0%, 50%
XYZ
12.80, 6.15, 20.93
CIE-Lab
29.78, 58.94, -36.50
Web safe
#990099
WCAG accessibility of #800080 (Purple)
On white
9.42 : 1
Sample #800080
Rating: AAA
On black
2.23 : 1
Sample #800080
Rating: Fail
Tones of Purple (desaturated variations of #800080)
Color harmonies for #800080
Colors similar to #800080
Gradients featuring #800080
Linear to white
Linear to black
To complement
Radial
Tri-stop
Analogous
UI elements in #800080
Buttons
NewFeaturedBeta
Notification
Short description with accent.
"Color awakens a specific emotional response."
Typography in #800080
The quick brown fox
jumps over the lazy dog
1234567890 — & @ # ! ?
Body text rendered in #800080.
const color = "#800080";
CSS & Tailwind snippets for #800080
Background
.bg-800080 { background-color: #800080; }Text color
.text-800080 { color: #800080; }Border
.border-800080 { border: 1px solid #800080; }Box shadow
.shadow-800080 { box-shadow: 0 4px 14px #80008040; }CSS variable
:root { --color-800080: #800080; }Tailwind config
colors: {
'purple': '#800080',
}