Palettes / Colors / #8A24FF

#8A24FF — Vivid Purple

#8A24FF is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

#8A24FF 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 #99FF24; it also sits naturally between #242BFF and #F824FF. 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 14% · Blue 100%

Cyan 46% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A24FF

.text { color: #8A24FF; }
.background { background-color: #8A24FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A24FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 36, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 100%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A24FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 36, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A24FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 36, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A24FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A24FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8A24FF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99FF24:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A24FF: #FFFFFF.

How #8A24FF 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 #8A24FF 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 #8A24FF?

#8A24FF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 138, 36, 255). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A24FF?

#8A24FF is RGB 138, 36, 255 — HSL 268°, 100%, 57% — CMYK 46%, 86%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #8A24FF?

Its complement is #99FF24; analogous partners are #242BFF and #F824FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A24FF for text?

White text on #8A24FF has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.78:1.