Palettes / Colors / #8000FE

#8000FE — Vivid Purple

#8000FE is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the purple family.

#8000FE 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 #80FF00; it also sits naturally between #0000FF and #FF00FF. 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 0% · Blue 100%

Cyan 50% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8000FE

.text { color: #8000FE; }
.background { background-color: #8000FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8000FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 0, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 100%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8000FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 0, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8000FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 0, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8000FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8000FE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8000FE

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Tones of #8000FE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #80FF00:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8000FE: #FFFFFF.

How #8000FE 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 #8000FE 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

← #8000FD  ·  #8000FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8000FE?

#8000FE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 128, 0, 254). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8000FE?

#8000FE is RGB 128, 0, 254 — HSL 270°, 100%, 50% — CMYK 50%, 100%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #8000FE?

Its complement is #80FF00; analogous partners are #0000FF and #FF00FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8000FE for text?

White text on #8000FE has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.35:1.