Palettes / Colors / #802ECD

#802ECD — Purple

#802ECD 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 #802ECD 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.

#802ECD 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 #7ACC2E; it also sits naturally between #312ECC and #CC2EC9. 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 18% · Blue 80%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #802ECD

.text { color: #802ECD; }
.background { background-color: #802ECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #802ECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 46, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 63%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #802ECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 46, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #802ECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 46, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #802ECD

Tints of #802ECD

Tones of #802ECD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7ACC2E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #802ECD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #802ECD

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 #802ECD 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 #802ECD 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

← #802ECC  ·  #802ECE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #802ECD?

#802ECD is Purple, a purple color (RGB 128, 46, 205). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #802ECD?

#802ECD is RGB 128, 46, 205 — HSL 271°, 63%, 49% — CMYK 38%, 78%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #802ECD?

Its complement is #7ACC2E; analogous partners are #312ECC and #CC2EC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #802ECD for text?

White text on #802ECD has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.19:1.