Palettes / Colors / #8A2CE2

#8A2CE2 — Purple

#8A2CE2 is a purple color we call 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 #8A2CE2 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.

#8A2CE2 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 #84E22C; it also sits naturally between #2F2CE2 and #E22CDF. 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 17% · Blue 89%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A2CE2

.text { color: #8A2CE2; }
.background { background-color: #8A2CE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A2CE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 44, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 76%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A2CE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 44, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A2CE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 44, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A2CE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A2CE2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #84E22C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A2CE2: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A2CE2

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 #8A2CE2 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 #8A2CE2 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 #8A2CE2?

#8A2CE2 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 138, 44, 226). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A2CE2?

#8A2CE2 is RGB 138, 44, 226 — HSL 271°, 76%, 53% — CMYK 39%, 81%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #8A2CE2?

Its complement is #84E22C; analogous partners are #2F2CE2 and #E22CDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A2CE2 for text?

White text on #8A2CE2 has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.54:1.