Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#800080

#800080 is a warm pink HEX color close to Purple. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 128, 0, 128, HSL 300, 100%, 25%, has luminance 0.0615, and belongs to the balanced group.

pinkwarmbalanced
#800080 Sample readable text
HEX #800080
RGB rgb(128, 0, 128)
HSL hsl(300 100% 25%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 100, 0, 50)
Luminance 0.0615
Contrast Black 2.23:1White 9.42:1

CSS

--color-800080: #800080;
.background-800080 { background-color: #800080; }
.text-800080 { color: #800080; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0615
Black text2.23:1AA Fail
White text9.42:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#800080","rgb":[128,0,128],"hsl":[300,100,25],"cmyk":[0,100,0,50],"luminance":0.0615,"contrast":{"black":2.23,"white":9.42}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.23,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":9.42,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#240024","hex":"#240024","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.1,"contrastWhite":19.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#400080","hex":"#400080","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.53,"contrastWhite":13.73,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Indigo","hex":"#4B0082","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.62,"contrastWhite":12.95,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#800040","hex":"#800040","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.99,"contrastWhite":10.54,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#710E71","hex":"#710E71","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2,"contrastWhite":10.48,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm pink","balanced","balanced pink","Purple adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/800080.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/purple.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mardi-gras.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-magenta.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#008000","analogous":["#400080","#800040"],"triadic":["#7F8000","#007F80"],"tetradic":["#804000","#008000","#004080"],"splitComplementary":["#408000","#008040"],"monochromatic":["#DB00DB","#800080","#240024"]}
Variants
{"light":"#DB00DB","dark":"#240024","saturated":"#80007F","desaturated":"#710E71","pastel":"#EC13EC","neon":"#A800A8"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"purple","name":"Purple","hex":"#800080","distance":0},{"slug":"mardi-gras","name":"Mardi Gras","hex":"#880085","distance":9.433981132056603},{"slug":"dark-magenta","name":"Dark Magenta","hex":"#8B008B","distance":15.556349186104045},{"slug":"byzantium","name":"Byzantium","hex":"#702963","distance":52.706735812417755},{"slug":"indigo","name":"Indigo","hex":"#4B0082","distance":53.03772242470448}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #800080

#800080 is classified as a warm pink value with balanced visual character. #800080 is visually closest to Purple, a named pink color with HEX #800080.

The RGB channels are 128, 0, and 128, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 300deg with 100% saturation and 25% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.0615, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.23:1AA Fail
White text9.42:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #800080 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.23:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF9.42:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#240024#FFFFFF text · best 19.09:1#240024
#400080#FFFFFF text · best 13.73:1#400080
Indigo#FFFFFF text · best 12.95:1#4B0082
#800040#FFFFFF text · best 10.54:1#800040
#710E71#FFFFFF text · best 10.48:1#710E71

Generated Palette

Purple#800080
Green#008000
#400080#400080
#800040#800040
#DB00DB#DB00DB
#240024#240024

Color Harmonies

Green#008000
#400080#400080
#800040#800040
#7F8000#7F8000
#007F80#007F80

Variants

#DB00DB#DB00DB
#240024#240024
#80007F#80007F
#710E71#710E71
#EC13EC#EC13EC
#A800A8#A800A8

Nearest Named Colors

Purple#800080
Mardi Gras#880085
Dark Magenta#8B008B
Byzantium#702963
Indigo#4B0082

Related HEX Guides

Purple colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #800080.Mardi Gras colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #880085.Dark Magenta colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #8B008B.Pink color familyBrowse named pink colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors in the balanced group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#800080 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.