Palettes / Colors / #8366FA

#8366FA — Light Vivid Blue

#8366FA is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #8366FA 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.

#8366FA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. 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 #DDFA66; it also sits naturally between #6692FA and #CE66FA. 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 40% · Blue 98%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8366FA

.text { color: #8366FA; }
.background { background-color: #8366FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8366FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(131, 102, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(252, 94%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8366FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(131, 102, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8366FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(131, 102, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8366FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8366FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDFA66:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8366FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8366FA

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 #8366FA 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 #8366FA 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 #8366FA?

#8366FA is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 131, 102, 250). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8366FA?

#8366FA is RGB 131, 102, 250 — HSL 252°, 94%, 69% — CMYK 48%, 59%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #8366FA?

Its complement is #DDFA66; analogous partners are #6692FA and #CE66FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8366FA for text?

Black text on #8366FA has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.00:1.