Palettes / Colors / #8331AE

#8331AE — Purple

#8331AE 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 #8331AE 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.

#8331AE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #5DAF31; it also sits naturally between #4431AF and #AF319C. 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 19% · Blue 68%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8331AE

.text { color: #8331AE; }
.background { background-color: #8331AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8331AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(131, 49, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 56%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8331AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(131, 49, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8331AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(131, 49, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8331AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8331AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5DAF31:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8331AE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8331AE

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 #8331AE 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 #8331AE 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

← #8331AD  ·  #8331AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8331AE?

#8331AE is Purple, a purple color (RGB 131, 49, 174). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8331AE?

#8331AE is RGB 131, 49, 174 — HSL 279°, 56%, 44% — CMYK 25%, 72%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #8331AE?

Its complement is #5DAF31; analogous partners are #4431AF and #AF319C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8331AE for text?

White text on #8331AE has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.02:1.