Palettes / Colors / #830EAA

#830EAA — Vivid Purple

#830EAA is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkMagenta (#8B008B). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkmagenta (#8B008B) — not an exact match. CSS darkmagenta gives you #8B008B, a different color; use #830EAA 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.

#830EAA 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 #35AA0E; it also sits naturally between #350EAA and #AA0E83. 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 51% · Green 5% · Blue 67%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 92% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #830EAA

.text { color: #830EAA; }
.background { background-color: #830EAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #830EAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(131, 14, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 85%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #830EAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(131, 14, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #830EAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(131, 14, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#830EAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#830EAA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #35AA0E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #830EAA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #830EAA

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 #830EAA 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 #830EAA 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

← #830EA9  ·  #830EAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #830EAA?

#830EAA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 131, 14, 170). Its closest standard named color is DarkMagenta.

What is the RGB and HSL of #830EAA?

#830EAA is RGB 131, 14, 170 — HSL 285°, 85%, 36% — CMYK 23%, 92%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #830EAA?

Its complement is #35AA0E; analogous partners are #350EAA and #AA0E83. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #830EAA for text?

White text on #830EAA has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.61:1.