Palettes / Colors / #A080F8

#A080F8 — Light Vivid Purple

#A080F8 is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #A080F8 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.

#A080F8 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D9F881; it also sits naturally between #819DF8 and #DD81F8. 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 97%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A080F8

.text { color: #A080F8; }
.background { background-color: #A080F8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A080F8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 128, 248); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(256, 90%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A080F8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 128, 248, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A080F8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 128, 248, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A080F8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A080F8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9F881:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A080F8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A080F8

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 #A080F8 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 #A080F8 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 #A080F8?

#A080F8 is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 160, 128, 248). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A080F8?

#A080F8 is RGB 160, 128, 248 — HSL 256°, 90%, 74% — CMYK 35%, 48%, 0%, 3%.

What colors go with #A080F8?

Its complement is #D9F881; analogous partners are #819DF8 and #DD81F8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A080F8 for text?

Black text on #A080F8 has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.03:1.