Palettes / Colors / #8024DD

#8024DD — Purple

#8024DD 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 #8024DD 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.

#8024DD 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 #80DD22; it also sits naturally between #2222DD and #DD22DD. 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 87%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 84% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8024DD

.text { color: #8024DD; }
.background { background-color: #8024DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8024DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 36, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 73%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8024DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 36, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8024DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 36, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #8024DD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #80DD22:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8024DD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8024DD

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 #8024DD 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 #8024DD 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 #8024DD?

#8024DD is Purple, a purple color (RGB 128, 36, 221). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8024DD?

#8024DD is RGB 128, 36, 221 — HSL 270°, 73%, 50% — CMYK 42%, 84%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #8024DD?

Its complement is #80DD22; analogous partners are #2222DD and #DD22DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8024DD for text?

White text on #8024DD has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.21:1.