Palettes / Colors / #A080A8

#A080A8 — Dusty Purple

#A080A8 is a purple color we call Dusty Purple, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #A080A8 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A080A8 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #88A880; it also sits naturally between #8C80A8 and #A8809C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 63% · Green 50% · Blue 66%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 34%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A080A8

.text { color: #A080A8; }
.background { background-color: #A080A8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A080A8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 128, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 19%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A080A8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 128, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A080A8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 128, 168, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A080A8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A080A8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #88A880:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A080A8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A080A8

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #A080A8 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A080A8 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A080A8?

#A080A8 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 160, 128, 168). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A080A8?

#A080A8 is RGB 160, 128, 168 — HSL 288°, 19%, 58% — CMYK 5%, 24%, 0%, 34%.

What colors go with #A080A8?

Its complement is #88A880; analogous partners are #8C80A8 and #A8809C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A080A8 for text?

Black text on #A080A8 has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.42:1.