Palettes / Colors / #C080E6

#C080E6 — Light Purple

#C080E6 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 #C080E6 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.

#C080E6 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 #A5E67F; it also sits naturally between #8D7FE6 and #E67FD8. 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 75% · Green 50% · Blue 90%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C080E6

.text { color: #C080E6; }
.background { background-color: #C080E6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C080E6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(192, 128, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 67%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C080E6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(192, 128, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C080E6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(192, 128, 230, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C080E6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C080E6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A5E67F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C080E6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C080E6

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 #C080E6 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 #C080E6 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

← #C080E5  ·  #C080E7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C080E6?

#C080E6 is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 192, 128, 230). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C080E6?

#C080E6 is RGB 192, 128, 230 — HSL 278°, 67%, 70% — CMYK 17%, 44%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #C080E6?

Its complement is #A5E67F; analogous partners are #8D7FE6 and #E67FD8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C080E6 for text?

Black text on #C080E6 has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.81:1.