Palettes / Colors / #833DEB

#833DEB — Vivid Purple

#833DEB is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

#833DEB 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 #A5EB3D; it also sits naturally between #3D4EEB and #D93DEB. 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 24% · Blue 92%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #833DEB

.text { color: #833DEB; }
.background { background-color: #833DEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #833DEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(131, 61, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(264, 81%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #833DEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(131, 61, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #833DEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(131, 61, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#833DEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#833DEB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #833DEB

Tints of #833DEB

Tones of #833DEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A5EB3D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #833DEB: #FFFFFF.

How #833DEB 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 #833DEB 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

← #833DEA  ·  #833DEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #833DEB?

#833DEB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 131, 61, 235). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #833DEB?

#833DEB is RGB 131, 61, 235 — HSL 264°, 81%, 58% — CMYK 44%, 74%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #833DEB?

Its complement is #A5EB3D; analogous partners are #3D4EEB and #D93DEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #833DEB for text?

White text on #833DEB has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.83:1.