Palettes / Colors / #8917EF

#8917EF — Vivid Purple

#8917EF 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 #8917EF 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.

#8917EF 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 #7BEF15; it also sits naturally between #1D15EF and #EF15E8. 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 54% · Green 9% · Blue 94%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 90% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8917EF

.text { color: #8917EF; }
.background { background-color: #8917EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8917EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 23, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(272, 87%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8917EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 23, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8917EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 23, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8917EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8917EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7BEF15:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8917EF: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8917EF

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 #8917EF 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 #8917EF 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 #8917EF?

#8917EF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 137, 23, 239). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8917EF?

#8917EF is RGB 137, 23, 239 — HSL 272°, 87%, 51% — CMYK 43%, 90%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #8917EF?

Its complement is #7BEF15; analogous partners are #1D15EF and #EF15E8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8917EF for text?

White text on #8917EF has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.43:1.