Palettes / Colors / #8331AF

#8331AF — Purple

#8331AF is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

#8331AF 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 69%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 0% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8331AF

.text { color: #8331AF; }
.background { background-color: #8331AF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8331AF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(131, 49, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 56%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8331AF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(131, 49, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8331AF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(131, 49, 175, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5DAF31:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8331AF: #FFFFFF.

How #8331AF 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 #8331AF 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 #8331AF?

#8331AF is Purple, a purple color (RGB 131, 49, 175). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8331AF?

#8331AF is RGB 131, 49, 175 — HSL 279°, 56%, 44% — CMYK 25%, 72%, 0%, 31%.

What colors go with #8331AF?

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

Can I use #8331AF for text?

White text on #8331AF has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.02:1.