Palettes / Colors / #A080FA

#A080FA — Light Vivid Purple

#A080FA 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 #A080FA 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.

#A080FA 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 #D9FA80; it also sits naturally between #809CFA and #DD80FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 63% · Green 50% · Blue 98%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A080FA

.text { color: #A080FA; }
.background { background-color: #A080FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A080FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 128, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(256, 92%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A080FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 128, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A080FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 128, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A080FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A080FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A080FA

Tints of #A080FA

Tones of #A080FA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9FA80:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A080FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A080FA

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 #A080FA 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 #A080FA 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

← #A080F9  ·  #A080FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A080FA?

#A080FA is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 160, 128, 250). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A080FA?

#A080FA is RGB 160, 128, 250 — HSL 256°, 92%, 74% — CMYK 36%, 49%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #A080FA?

Its complement is #D9FA80; analogous partners are #809CFA and #DD80FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A080FA for text?

Black text on #A080FA has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.02:1.