Palettes / Colors / #8024AA

#8024AA — Purple

#8024AA is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #8024AA 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.

#8024AA 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 #4EA824; it also sits naturally between #3C24A8 and #A82490. 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 14% · Blue 67%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8024AA

.text { color: #8024AA; }
.background { background-color: #8024AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8024AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 36, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 65%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8024AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 36, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8024AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 36, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8024AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8024AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EA824:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8024AA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8024AA

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 #8024AA 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 #8024AA 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #8024AA?

#8024AA is Purple, a purple color (RGB 128, 36, 170). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8024AA?

#8024AA is RGB 128, 36, 170 — HSL 281°, 65%, 40% — CMYK 25%, 79%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #8024AA?

Its complement is #4EA824; analogous partners are #3C24A8 and #A82490. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8024AA for text?

White text on #8024AA has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.75:1.