Purple
#800080
Purple (#800080) is a dark, vivid pink colour, balanced between warm and cool. In RGB it is 128 red, 0 green and 128 blue; in HSL its hue is 300°, its saturation 100% and its lightness 25%. For print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black, though printed colours vary with paper and ink.
Pink ranges from soft and caring to loud and rebellious. Pastel pinks feel gentle; hot pinks and magentas grab attention and feel young.
Text on purple
White text on purple has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and passes AAA; black text has 2.23:1 and fails. White text is the better choice on it. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.
White text · 9.42:1
Black text · 2.23:1
Tints and shades of purple
Colour palettes with purple
Brands with a purple logo
Brand colours close to #800080, from our Brand Colour Index.
Colours similar to purple
Use purple in CSS
.button {
background-color: #800080;
color: #FFFFFF;
}Make a full Tailwind scale from it with the Tailwind shades generator, or see more shades of pink.