Palettes / Colors / #8929FF

#8929FF — Vivid Purple

#8929FF is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

#8929FF 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 #9FFF29; it also sits naturally between #2934FF and #F429FF. 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 16% · Blue 100%

Cyan 46% · Magenta 84% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8929FF

.text { color: #8929FF; }
.background { background-color: #8929FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8929FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 41, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(267, 100%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8929FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 41, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8929FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 41, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8929FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8929FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FFF29:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8929FF: #FFFFFF.

How #8929FF 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 #8929FF 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

← #8929FE  ·  #892A00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8929FF?

#8929FF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 137, 41, 255). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8929FF?

#8929FF is RGB 137, 41, 255 — HSL 267°, 100%, 58% — CMYK 46%, 84%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #8929FF?

Its complement is #9FFF29; analogous partners are #2934FF and #F429FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8929FF for text?

White text on #8929FF has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.82:1.