Palettes / Colors / #883EEE

#883EEE — Vivid Purple

#883EEE is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #883EEE 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.

#883EEE 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 #A5EE3F; it also sits naturally between #3F4DEE and #E03FEE. 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 53% · Green 24% · Blue 93%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #883EEE

.text { color: #883EEE; }
.background { background-color: #883EEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #883EEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(136, 62, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 84%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #883EEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(136, 62, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #883EEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(136, 62, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#883EEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#883EEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A5EE3F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #883EEE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #883EEE

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 #883EEE 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 #883EEE 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

← #883EED  ·  #883EEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #883EEE?

#883EEE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 136, 62, 238). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #883EEE?

#883EEE is RGB 136, 62, 238 — HSL 265°, 84%, 59% — CMYK 43%, 74%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #883EEE?

Its complement is #A5EE3F; analogous partners are #3F4DEE and #E03FEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #883EEE for text?

White text on #883EEE has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.97:1.