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#A080CC — Muted Purple

#A080CC is a purple color we call Muted 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 #A080CC 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.

#A080CC 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 #ACCC7F; it also sits naturally between #7F86CC and #C67FCC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A080CC · RGB 160, 128, 204

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Color values

HEX#A080CC
RGB160, 128, 204
HSL265°, 43%, 65%
HSV265°, 37%, 80%
CMYK22%, 37%, 0%, 20%
XYZ33.12, 27.27, 60.65
Yxy27.27, 0.2736, 0.2253
CIE-Lab59.22, 27.59, -34.86
Hunter Lab52.22, 24.98, -36.49

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 63% · Green 50% · Blue 80%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A080CC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A080CC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A080CC

.text { color: #A080CC; }
.background { background-color: #A080CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A080CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 128, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 43%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A080CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 128, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A080CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 128, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A080CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A080CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A080CC

#8F69C3#7F54BB#6F44AB#613C96#533380#422966#342050#26173A#180F24#09060F

Tints of #A080CC

#A88AD0#B095D5#B8A0D9#C0ABDE#CBBAE3#D3C5E8#DBD0EC#E4DBF0#ECE5F5#F4F0F9

Tones of #A080CC

#A085C7#A18AC1#A28FBC#A396B6#A49BB0#A5A0AB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACCC7F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.25:1 AA large only
Against black text6.45:1 AA

Best text color on #A080CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A080CC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #A080CC: ·

How #A080CC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9292BADeuteranopia · #9496B5Tritanopia · #9EABA8

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A080CC rather than the exact color:

Palette 645caa
#645CAA · #A084CA · #BFACE0 · #EBC7E8
Crystal Zephyr
#303FB4 · #A283CF · #D684DC · #DC8BB7
Tender Terrace
#9A80CC · #A348B7 · #97417E · #B9445F
Dusty Ember
#E3D5F1 · #A87ED3 · #844BBE · #542E7B
Gentle Ruby Terrace
#636DD0 · #A986D0 · #AB4BA6 · #892E51
Dusty Ruby Twilight
#957ED3 · #5739A7 · #4E378B · #1E1439

Similar colors

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

#A084CA#A283CF#9A80CC#A87ED3#A986D0#957ED3#9E7AD8#9D76C1#AC87C5#9B8EC7#9B7EBD#A074D7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A080CB  ·  #A080CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A080CC?

#A080CC is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 160, 128, 204). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A080CC?

#A080CC is RGB 160, 128, 204 — HSL 265°, 43%, 65% — CMYK 22%, 37%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #A080CC?

Its complement is #ACCC7F; analogous partners are #7F86CC and #C67FCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A080CC for text?

Black text on #A080CC has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.25:1.