#800080 · Purple

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#800080 is a dark, highly saturated purple color, closest to Purple and near Grape and Plum. In OKLCH it has 42% lightness and 0.19 chroma at hue 328°. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #800080 a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products.

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HEX#800080
RGBrgb(128, 0, 128)
HSLhsl(300, 100%, 25%)
CMYK0, 100, 0, 50
CSS var--purple
Contrast9.42:1 white · 2.23:1 black

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How to use #800080

White text passes WCAG AA on #800080 (9.42:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #800080 with its analogous neighbors #400080 and #800040; for contrast use its complement #008000 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--purple: #800080;

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Color harmonies for #800080

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