Palettes / Colors / #8A1FF4

#8A1FF4 — Vivid Purple

#8A1FF4 is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

#8A1FF4 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 #8AF41F; it also sits naturally between #1F1FF4 and #F41FF4. 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 12% · Blue 96%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A1FF4

.text { color: #8A1FF4; }
.background { background-color: #8A1FF4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A1FF4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 31, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 91%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A1FF4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 31, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A1FF4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 31, 244, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A1FF4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A1FF4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8AF41F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A1FF4: #FFFFFF.

How #8A1FF4 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 #8A1FF4 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

← #8A1FF3  ·  #8A1FF5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8A1FF4?

#8A1FF4 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 138, 31, 244). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A1FF4?

#8A1FF4 is RGB 138, 31, 244 — HSL 270°, 91%, 54% — CMYK 43%, 87%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #8A1FF4?

Its complement is #8AF41F; analogous partners are #1F1FF4 and #F41FF4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A1FF4 for text?

White text on #8A1FF4 has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.58:1.