Palettes / Colors / #A080DC

#A080DC — Light Purple

#A080DC is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #A080DC 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.

#A080DC 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 #BBDC7F; it also sits naturally between #7F8DDC and #CE7FDC. 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 86%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A080DC

.text { color: #A080DC; }
.background { background-color: #A080DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A080DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 128, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(261, 57%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A080DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 128, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A080DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 128, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A080DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A080DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBDC7F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A080DC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A080DC

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 #A080DC 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 #A080DC 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 #A080DC?

#A080DC is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 160, 128, 220). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A080DC?

#A080DC is RGB 160, 128, 220 — HSL 261°, 57%, 68% — CMYK 27%, 42%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #A080DC?

Its complement is #BBDC7F; analogous partners are #7F8DDC and #CE7FDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A080DC for text?

Black text on #A080DC has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.17:1.