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#A80FD7 Color

#A80FD7 is rgb(168, 15, 215) in RGB, hsl(286, 87%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 93%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A80FD7
HEX#A80FD7
RGBrgb(168, 15, 215)
HSLhsl(286, 87%, 45%)
HSVhsv(286, 93%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 93%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(55% 0.264 315.1)
LABlab(43.02% 72.62 -66.48)
LCHlch(43.02% 98.45 317.53)

What #A80FD7 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A80FD7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 5.84Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 6.43Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 6.74French Violet#8806CEΔE 9.98Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 12.09Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 13.62

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#A80FD7 Channel Values

How #A80FD7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 168 · G 15 · B 2158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 87% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 93% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 93% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.65:1 vs white · 3.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A80FD7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A80FD7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A80FD7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A80FD7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A80FD7
Complementary
#3ED70F
Analogous
#440FD7
Analogous
#D70FA1
Triadic
#D7A80F
Triadic
#0FD7A8
Split comp.
#A1D70F
Split comp.
#0FD744

Tints & Shades of #A80FD7

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BF1FEF
#C840F2
#D366F4
#DD88F7
#E8AEF9
#F1CFFC

Shades

#920DBA
#7B0B9D
#650981
#520769
#3C054C
#250330

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A80FD7.

How #A80FD7 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A80FD7
Protanopia#4B4BD7
Protanomaly#7B3BD7
Deuteranopia#6666D5
Deuteranomaly#8551D6
Tritanopia#965555
Tritanomaly#9E439B
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A80FD7 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a80fd7: #A80FD7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A80FD7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a80fd7': '#A80FD7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.059, blue: 0.843)
Android XML<color name="color_a80fd7">#A80FD7</color>
SVG fillfill="#A80FD7"

More Purple Colors

#A80FD7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A80FD7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A80FD7?

#A80FD7 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(168, 15, 215) in RGB and hsl(286, 87%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.84.

What is the RGB value of #A80FD7?

#A80FD7 is rgb(168, 15, 215) — red 168, green 15, and blue 215 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A80FD7?

#A80FD7 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 93%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A80FD7 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A80FD7 scores 5.65:1 against white and 3.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A80FD7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A80FD7 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 6.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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