Palettes / Colors / #802BCA

#802BCA — Purple

#802BCA is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #802BCA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#802BCA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #75CA2B; it also sits naturally between #302BCA and #CA2BC5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 50% · Green 17% · Blue 79%

Cyan 37% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #802BCA

.text { color: #802BCA; }
.background { background-color: #802BCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #802BCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 43, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(272, 65%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #802BCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 43, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #802BCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 43, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#802BCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#802BCA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #802BCA

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Tones of #802BCA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #75CA2B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #802BCA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #802BCA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #802BCA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #802BCA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #802BC9  ·  #802BCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #802BCA?

#802BCA is Purple, a purple color (RGB 128, 43, 202). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #802BCA?

#802BCA is RGB 128, 43, 202 — HSL 272°, 65%, 48% — CMYK 37%, 79%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #802BCA?

Its complement is #75CA2B; analogous partners are #302BCA and #CA2BC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #802BCA for text?

White text on #802BCA has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.12:1.