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#802BCA Color

#802BCA is rgb(128, 43, 202) in RGB, hsl(272, 65%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 79%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.82. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#802BCA
HEX#802BCA
RGBrgb(128, 43, 202)
HSLhsl(272, 65%, 48%)
HSVhsv(272, 79%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 79%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(50.2% 0.226 303)
LABlab(38.05% 56.93 -67.40)
LCHlch(38.05% 88.22 310.19)

What #802BCA 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 #802BCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.82Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 10.5Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 10.97French Violet#8806CEΔE 11.34Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 11.73Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 14.06

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

#802BCA Channel Values

How #802BCA 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 128 · G 43 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 65% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 79% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.74:1 vs white · 3.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #802BCA 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 text6.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #802BCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #802BCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #802BCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#802BCA
Complementary
#75CA2B
Analogous
#302BCA
Analogous
#CA2BC5
Triadic
#CA802B
Triadic
#2BCA80
Split comp.
#C5CA2B
Split comp.
#2BCA30

Tints & Shades of #802BCA

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

#9142D7
#A25FDD
#B37DE3
#C79EEA
#D8BCF1
#E9D9F7

Shades

#7025B1
#5D1F93
#4D1A7A
#3D1561
#2D0F48
#1B092A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #802BCA.

How #802BCA 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#802BCA
Protanopia#4343CA
Protanomaly#613BCA
Deuteranopia#5353C9
Deuteranomaly#6847CA
Tritanopia#6A5757
Tritanomaly#734993
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #802BCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-802bca: #802BCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #802BCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-802bca': '#802BCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.169, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_802bca">#802BCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#802BCA"

More Purple Colors

#802BCA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#802BCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #802BCA?

#802BCA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(128, 43, 202) in RGB and hsl(272, 65%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.82.

What is the RGB value of #802BCA?

#802BCA is rgb(128, 43, 202) — red 128, green 43, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #802BCA?

#802BCA converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 79%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #802BCA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #802BCA scores 6.74:1 against white and 3.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #802BCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #802BCA 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 8.82, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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