Information about #801CC3 color

#801CC3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #801CC3 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(128, 28, 195) (50.2% red, 11% green, 76.5% blue), or CMYK 34 / 86 / 0 / 24 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #801CC3 reads as a strongly colored blue-purple violet and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Kelly Purple (#8617BB). Slightly further away sit Hot Violet (#7931BB) and French Violet (#8806CE).

The recipe behind #801CC3 is rgb(128, 28, 195), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #801CC3 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#801CC3 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#801CC3 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #801CC3

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Kelly Purple color link
Kelly Purple

#8617BB

Hot Violet color link
Hot Violet

#7931BB

Dark Orchid color link
Dark Orchid

#9932CC

DFIN color link
DFIN

#640CB6

Hurghada color link
Hurghada

#7911A2

Blue Violet color link
Blue Violet

#8A2BE2

Grape color link
Grape

#6F2DA8

Dark Violet color link
Dark Violet

#9400D3

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#801CC3
  • RGB128, 28, 195
  • CMYK34, 86, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(128, 28, 195)
  • HSL276°, 75%, 44%
  • HSL Precise275.928°, 74.888%, 43.725%
  • HSV276°, 86%, 76%
  • HSB276°, 86%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • GLSLvec3(0.502, 0.110, 0.765)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.502, 0.110, 0.765, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.502, 0.110, 0.765)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID801CC3
  • DECIMAL ID8395971
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01