Palettes / Colors / #A080D0

#A080D0 — Light Muted Purple

#A080D0 is a purple color we call Light 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 #A080D0 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.

#A080D0 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 #B0D080; it also sits naturally between #8088D0 and #C880D0. 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 82%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A080D0

.text { color: #A080D0; }
.background { background-color: #A080D0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A080D0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 128, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(264, 46%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A080D0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 128, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A080D0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 128, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A080D0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A080D0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0D080:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A080D0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A080D0

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 #A080D0 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 #A080D0 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

← #A080CF  ·  #A080D1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A080D0?

#A080D0 is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 160, 128, 208). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A080D0?

#A080D0 is RGB 160, 128, 208 — HSL 264°, 46%, 66% — CMYK 23%, 38%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #A080D0?

Its complement is #B0D080; analogous partners are #8088D0 and #C880D0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A080D0 for text?

Black text on #A080D0 has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.23:1.