Palettes / Colors / #C580FA

#C580FA — Light Vivid Purple

#C580FA is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #C580FA 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.

#C580FA 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 #B5FA80; it also sits naturally between #8880FA and #FA80F2. 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 77% · Green 50% · Blue 98%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C580FA

.text { color: #C580FA; }
.background { background-color: #C580FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C580FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(197, 128, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(274, 92%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C580FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(197, 128, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C580FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(197, 128, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C580FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C580FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B5FA80:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C580FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C580FA

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 #C580FA 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 #C580FA 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 #C580FA?

#C580FA is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 197, 128, 250). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C580FA?

#C580FA is RGB 197, 128, 250 — HSL 274°, 92%, 74% — CMYK 21%, 49%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #C580FA?

Its complement is #B5FA80; analogous partners are #8880FA and #FA80F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C580FA for text?

Black text on #C580FA has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.68:1.