Palettes / Colors / #8A2AEB
#8A2AEB — Vivid Purple
#8A2AEB 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 #8A2AEB 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.
#8A2AEB 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 #8AEB28; it also sits naturally between #2828EB and #EB28EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #8A2AEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 138, 42, 235 |
| HSL | 270°, 83%, 54% |
| HSV | 270°, 82%, 92% |
| CMYK | 41%, 82%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 26.30, 13.06, 79.73 |
| Yxy | 13.06, 0.2209, 0.1096 |
| CIE-Lab | 42.85, 72.18, -78.80 |
| Hunter Lab | 36.13, 69.72, -111.63 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 54% · Green 16% · Blue 92%
Cyan 41% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #8A2AEB
.text { color: #8A2AEB; }
.background { background-color: #8A2AEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A2AEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 42, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 83%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A2AEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 42, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A2AEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 42, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#8A2AEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A2AEB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #8A2AEB
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Tones of #8A2AEB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #8AEB28:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 5.81:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.61:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #8A2AEB: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A2AEB
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #8A2AEB: ·
How #8A2AEB 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 #8A2AEB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #8A2AEB?
#8A2AEB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 138, 42, 235). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #8A2AEB?
#8A2AEB is RGB 138, 42, 235 — HSL 270°, 83%, 54% — CMYK 41%, 82%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #8A2AEB?
Its complement is #8AEB28; analogous partners are #2828EB and #EB28EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #8A2AEB for text?
White text on #8A2AEB has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.61:1.