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C080FF

#C080FF closest to Illicit Purple

#C080FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 50.2% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(192, 128, 255)). Its HSL value is 270° hue, 100% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #C080FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.77:1.

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Variations of #C080FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C080FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

C080FFBFFF80
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

C080FFFFFF8080FF81
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

C080FF8180FFFF80FF
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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

C080FFFFC08080FFC0
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

C080FFFF80BFBFFF8080FFC0
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

C080FFFF8180BFFF8080FFFF
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#C080FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C080FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 74% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6C9EFC
  • Protanopia 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5A9BFF
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8095FF
  • Deuteranopia 74% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6C9EFC
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8D95FD
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B696B4
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BE8AE1
  • Achromatopsia 62% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9D9D9D
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A797BC

#C080FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.70:1 Very poor#C080FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.77:1 Very good#C080FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C080FF in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #C080FF; }
.background { background-color: #C080FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C080FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(192 128 255);
color: hsl(270 100% 75%);
color: oklch(0.717 0.186 305.5);

#C080FF FAQ

What color is #C080FF?

#C080FF is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C080FF?

#C080FF is rgb(192, 128, 255) in RGB, hsl(270, 100%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 50%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C080FF?

The complementary color of #C080FF is #BFFF80, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C080FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #C080FF: 7.77:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C080FF a warm or cool color?

#C080FF is a cool color.