PURPLE

Purple

#800080

Conversions

HEX#800080

RGBrgb(128, 0, 128)

HSLhsl(300, 100%, 25%)

HSVhsv(300, 100%, 50%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 50%)

Copy CSS

color: #800080;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(128, 0, 128);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(300, 100%, 25%);

Contrast

On whitePass · 9.42 : 1

On ink blackFail · 2.03 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

Complementary
#008000

Triadic
#808000

Triadic
#008080

About Purple

Purple is the hex color #800080, which translates to rgb(128, 0, 128) in RGB and hsl(300, 100%, 25%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 300 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 25 percent. That combination gives Purple a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Purple compares

Purple is exactly the CSS keyword purple, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is fuchsia-900 (#721378), at a distance of 8.0. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Dark Magenta at 5.1. Sorted by lightness, Purple is number 1 of the 31 purple colors here.

Text on Purple

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Purple, led by White at 9.42:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Purple already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Purple. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Ink black #0F0F12	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

Building a palette around Purple

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Purple for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Purple

Format	Value
HEX	#800080
RGB	rgb(128, 0, 128)
HSL	hsl(300, 100%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(300, 100%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 50%)
OKLCH	oklch(42.09% 0.1935 328.36)
CIELAB	lab(29.78 58.93 -36.49)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.