Palettes / Colors / #A080B4

#A080B4 — Dusty Purple

#A080B4 is a purple color we call Dusty Purple, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #A080B4 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.

#A080B4 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 #93B47E; it also sits naturally between #857EB4 and #B47EAD. 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 71%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A080B4

.text { color: #A080B4; }
.background { background-color: #A080B4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A080B4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 128, 180); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(277, 26%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A080B4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 128, 180, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A080B4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 128, 180, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A080B4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A080B4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #93B47E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A080B4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A080B4

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 #A080B4 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 #A080B4 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

← #A080B3  ·  #A080B5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A080B4?

#A080B4 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 160, 128, 180). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A080B4?

#A080B4 is RGB 160, 128, 180 — HSL 277°, 26%, 60% — CMYK 11%, 29%, 0%, 29%.

What colors go with #A080B4?

Its complement is #93B47E; analogous partners are #857EB4 and #B47EAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A080B4 for text?

Black text on #A080B4 has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.36:1.